The Hawken's are greatly undervalued now due to the new in-line guns and slump in the mountain man and rendezvous events, They are a very well made and accurate gun and USA made, depending on condition and caliber they sell in the 100 to 350 +/- range, with kit guns (serial # preceded with a "K") and .45 caliber in the low end and flintlocks and .54 caliber bringing the high dollar. A .50 caliber caplock in 90% condition generally sells in the 200 range. Retail on a new in the box presses the $600 mark
As for when it was built, there is no published date codes but the number would put it in the early to mid 90's
No way to tell from just the serial number.
In a TCA, if it has letter preceding the serial number, it was made after 1971.
It's a 54 caliber round ball
You will have to call TC to find out.
On 90% of the guns it is stamped on the right side of the barrel as "Thompson/Center Rochester New Hampshire" and "HAWKEN 45 Cal" along with a serial number on the left side. If not the easiest way would be to go to gunbroker.com or Google and search for Thompson center hawken, compare the pictures and description to what you have.
Roughly between 41 B.C. - 2012 A.D.
Thompson Center has no official published serial number list, but I can usually tell a general age by the model and serial number. The model is in most cases engraved on the barrel, ie Cherokee, Seneca, Hawken, New Englander, Renegade etc. and the serial number is stamped on the barrel itself or on the breech plug. You can also contact Thompson Center directly and they may be able to help.
t/c contender serial number 308905
50-300 USd
Being a 5 digit serial number puts it early in production , most likely early 80's. However the Hawken was not produced by Thompson Center in .36 caliber, they did make a drop in replacement barrel in .36, but they are very rare. I suspect you may have the Seneca model, this you can determine by measuring across the barrel, flat side to flat side. The Seneca will measure 13/16" across the flats. A Hawken will measure 15/16". The Seneca also has a patch box that is rounded towards the but vs. the Hawken being pointed towards the but. If it is a Seneca .36 in 95% + condition it could be worth in the $500 to 700 range, the Hawken with the .36 drop in barrel would be in the neighborhood of 450 +/-
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The Thompson Contender with a serial number of 7000 was made in the year 1967. Thompson/Center Arms is a firearm company that is based in Rochester, New Hampshire