Reeder Custom Guns - Gemmer took over from Samuel Hawken in MO 1862-1915

WB
Gemmer took over from Samuel Hawken in MO 1862-1915
Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 22:04

(Speaking about sporterizing the surplus Civil War Spencers) - "Few shops tackled making a new buttstock because of the complexities of getting everything to fit together right--namely the lock, sling bar, triggerplate, magazine tube and buttplate all have to line up exactly. One shop was undaunted--the Hawken Shop, purchased from Sam Hawken by John Philip Gemmer in the 1860s. J.P. Gemmer, an able gunsmith in his own right, knew the frontloader's days were numbered and began to produce full-blown custom Spencers with the styling of the famed Hawken muzzleloader. (Gemmer soon added conversions of the more powerful Sharps and Trapdoor Springfield rifles, too, as the Spencer fell from favor.)"

Few fast pics for Tebbeman - WB, 2021-09-27, 15:33
- Early 1900s vintage? (nm) - Jeff Spencer, 2021-09-28, 20:04
  - This was made in the mid 1980's - WB, 2021-09-28, 22:10
- Is that a cartridge gun, the models I looked at - jthomson, 2021-09-28, 17:18
  - It is a very limited model .45-70 ctg. gun. - WB, 2021-09-28, 18:17
    - Yeah it looks like a transition model of sorts, very nice - jthomson, 2021-09-28, 19:23
      - Gemmer took over from Samuel Hawken in MO 1862-1915 - WB, 2021-09-28, 22:04
- Gemmer - Tebbeman, 2021-09-27, 18:51
- That's really nice! (nm) - Derek, 2021-09-27, 16:34
- Wowza! (nm) - ChrisG, 2021-09-27, 16:22
- Scotty, that's just INCREDIBLE!!! If you get tired of it.... (nm) - Marco, 2021-09-27, 16:09
  - Not much of a rifleman but, - Alcorn, 2021-09-27, 16:30
    - I agree with Alcorn, beautiful. (nm) - Lymey, 2021-09-28, 15:47
    - Alcorn said it all............... (nm) - james, 2021-09-27, 18:31
      - Thank you all kindly. Sharing it with - WB, 2021-09-27, 19:47
        Nice - Rw, 2021-09-28, 07:10
        It's heavy but it's not. I think the barrel is 30" - WB, 2021-09-28, 08:31
        FYI - 10 lb. 1/2 oz. w/29” barrel. Balance point - WB, 2021-09-28, 10:55
        shiloh rifle - joepjs, 2021-09-28, 13:03
        They told me it was Maple?! (nm) - WB, 2021-09-28, 14:02