American Longrifle ca. 1820-30 Nicholas Hawk Although unsigned, this rifle can be identified as the work of Nicholas Hawk, a gunsmith active in the eastern part of Northampton (later Monroe) County. Less elaborate than some rifles made by Hawk, it still displays the chief hallmarks of his individual style, including a long and narrow patch box with a spiky head piece, simple but effective decorative engraving on the brass fittings, and the dramatically elongated contour of its slender gunstock, made of curly maple with dark diagonal striping on a light-brown background.. American Longrifle. American, Gilbert, Northampton County (now Monroe County), Pennsylvania. ca. 1820-30. Steel, wood (curly maple, ash), brass, silver. Gilbert, Pennsylvania. Firearms-Guns-Flintlock