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A Mountain Man generally wouldn't name his horse (after all you don't get friendly with something you might need to eat) but they often did give names to their rifles and guns. Here are a few such names: Bullthrower: The name given by John L Hatcher to his short heavy rifle with an unvarnished stock. In Wah-To-Yah and the Taos Trail. Old Straightener: Rufus Sage "I am quite confident we shall find game. If so, as my rifle bears the name of Old Straightener, and it has never been known to fail in a case of emergency, I know she will maintain her ancient honor," in Rocky Mountain Life. Black Hawk: The name given to the horse of William Marshall Anderson (Reference), published in "Turf Register Articles in 1837. Grohean was Jim Bridger's favorite race-horse, a Camanche steed of great speed and endurance According to Joe Meek in River of the West.
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