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The winner receives a .50-caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle, the "Bridger rifle", as a traveling trophy. Jim Bridger Middle School in North Las Vegas, Nevada. James Bridger Middle School in Independence, Missouri; Bridger Creative Science School (formerly Jim Bridger Elementary School) in Portland, Oregon. History portal; Utah portal
The fixed price for a traditional Hawken rifle was $22.50 - $25.00. Several of the fine engraved Hawken rifles sold for $38 between 1837-1842. A .70 caliber Hawken rifle, the largest caliber example known, that was once owned by Theodore Roosevelt and is set for auction in May of 2024 has an estimated auction value of US$55,000 to US$85,000. [8]
On November 25, 2013, "Bridger’s Battle" was announced as the name for the rivalry, after American frontiersman Jim Bridger (1804–1881), who spent much of his career in the region. A .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle was announced as the trophy for the rivalry, [ 4 ] widely considered to be what Bridger carried.
Bridger's Battle is the name for the games played between Wyoming and Utah State, the winner of which is awarded the trophy of the rivalry, a .50 caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle. The rivalry started in 1903, and renewed as an annual game in 2013 when Utah State joined the Mountain West Conference.
The rivalry was renewed on an annual basis when Utah State joined the Mountain West Conference for the 2013 season (in the same division as Wyoming), in a game now billed as "Bridger's Battle" after American frontiersman Jim Bridger. The trophy for the winning team is a .50-caliber Rocky Mountain Hawken rifle. [18]
Jim Annin, They Gazed on the Beartooths, v. 2 (1964): 225–227; McLelland, Dennis J., "The Avenging Fury of the Plains: John Liver Eating Johnston," Infinity Publishing ISBN 978-0741445278, 2008; Felton & Fowler's Famous Americans You Never Knew Existed, By Bruce Felton and Mark Fowler, Stein and Day, 1979 ISBN 978-0812825114
Despite warnings from fort chief Jim Bridger about harsh winter conditions and regional conflicts, Sara insists on continuing the journey. After their hired guide from Kansas, Mr. Frye, is accidentally killed at the fort, Sara asks Isaac Reed, a mountain man raised among the Shoshone and familiar with the terrain, to guide them.
Hawken rifle / Pierre's Hole; Rendezvous of 1832; ... Jim Bridger; John Brown (mountain man) Kootenay Brown; Buckskins; C. Robert Campbell (frontiersman) Kit Carson ...