The Montana Historical Society began a fund raising campaign in the mid-1970’s to raise funds to acquire Charles M. Russell art work, specifically his masterpiece painting, When The Land Belonged To God. One part of that campaign was to sell a collectible copy of the Jim Bridger Hawken rifle in their collection. Read the story about how the MHS worked with GRRW to build the copies and the details about these Commemorative Rifles here: Bridger Commemorative Hawken.
