Safari Arms Limited Toronto Ontario blk pwd rifle

[little pete]

Hello black powder shooters. I just picked up a 50 cal Hawkin type blk pwd rifle with Made in Italy on the left side of the barrel and on the top it says Safari Arms Limited Toronto Ontario. It is not blued or browned and all the brass fittings including the ram rod are ornately notched. The patch box and trigger guard have been also nicely worked over. I have never seen a rifle quite like this and it has been well looked after. I do wonder if someone has done this beautification work or if the rifle came like this. Anyone out there have any information on this?

thanks

little Pete

 

[Murf]

A friend has a Safari Arms Hawken style. He is a hunter only and niot into the target games. Seems I recall them being cheaper than the T/C Hawken and Renegade models.
They did come with emellishments similar to what you describe. As with any MZ find the right load and they will shoot.

 

[mooncoon]

My first muzzle loader was a Safari Arms flintlock kit. It was essentially a Thompson Center Hawken copied by the Italians.

cheers mooncoon

 

[green]

Safari Arms operated in the 70s IIRC.