Jim Bridger's Rifle - Museum of the Mountain Man
This half-stock, percussion plains rifle is bored .403 Caliber (rifled). It carries a pewter fore-end cap, brass trim, “plains” style trigger guard, H.T. Cooper back-action lock, and hickory ramrod. The rifle’s walnut stock is decorated with inlain eagles, the left eagle engraved, “J. Bridger 1853.”
Jim Bridger Hawken in Helena Museum - American Longrifles
2013年9月23日 · On September 9 I met with Museum Technician Vic Reiman, the firearms specialist at the Montana Historical Society at Helena, Montana. He allowed me to closely inspect Jim Bridger's Hawken. I took photos comparing it to the copy I built, and careful measurements that I need to build an accurate copy.
Rifle, Plains : X1910.02.01 - Montana
This rifle is a doubly exciting artifact because of the fame of its one-time owner—mountain man, guide, and scout Jim Bridger (1804—1881—and because this type of Plains rifle, made about 1850 by St. Louis gun maker Samuel Hawken (1792—1884), has itself become an icon of the western American frontier.
Jim Bridger Rifle - American Longrifles
2015年5月15日 · Jim Bridger built this rifle when he served as an apprentice to the master gunsmith Philip Creamer from 1817 to 1822. It was originally a .50 caliber flintlock but was later chanted to percussion, as many were.
Bridger Hawken photos - American Longrifles
2019年5月9日 · The Montana Historical Museum at Helena now has several excellent photos of the Bridger Hawken. Go to https://mhs.mt.gov/Museum, in the search box enter Bridger rifle. Choose the subject "Hawken rifle owned by Jim Bridger Digital Vault". When the images come up, click on one to see it enlarged.
Bridger Commemorative Hawken – GRRW Collector
GRRW will manufacture no more than 1500 copies of the Jim Bridger Hawken rifle and that each rifle will be produced complete with a Hudson Bay blanket case and contained in a wooden display case. The Society shall act as the exclusive selling agent and the price shall be $1200.
1825 - 1840: Mountain Men - Cody Firearms Experience
Jim Bridger. The Hawken rifle was the firearm of the mountain men. The Hawken brothers made the first gun in 1823 for William H. Ashley, who along with partner Andrew Henry advertised for 100 young men to work for their Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
The Mountain Man’s Rifle - Frontier Partisans
2015年12月10日 · That came later, in the 1840s, when many of the greats, including Jim Bridger and Kit Carson did, in fact, order up a Hawken Rifle. A Track of the Wolf reproduction of the early Hawken Rifle — full-stocked, flintlock ignition. A fine rifle, but not a whole lot different from similar rifles of the period.
Why the .50 Caliber Hawken Rifle Was Essential for Pioneers in …
2024年11月30日 · Jim Bridger was one of the legendary figures that came to Wyoming with a Hawken rifle. Bridger discovered many important places in the Wyoming Territory. These included the Great Salt Lake and Yellowstone’s geysers. His Hawken rifle kept him fed and safe.
Green River Rifle Works GRRW Jim Bridger Commemorative Hawken .54 Cal ...
Our Assessment: This is a Bridger Commemorative Hawken rifle produced by the legendary Green River Rifle Works. Commission in 1976, the Montana Historical Socitety came to GRRW to produce an exact replica of Jim Bridger’s famous, and …