The Hawken rifle, a muzzle-loading rifle first manufactured in St. Louis and widely used by fur trappers, traders, and explorers in the early to mid-nineteenth century, is selected for and shall be known as the official state rifle of the state of Missouri.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 10.246
Hawken rifle, official state rifle
Effective: 28 Aug 2023; (L. 2023 S.B. 139)
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.