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The Real Reason Hawkeye was called "Long Rifle"

posted 8 years ago by JayHysterio
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Ask Cora.

[–] bluebmw99 8 years ago

😁

[–] shortygutherie 8 years ago

Lol!

[–] herbsuperb 8 years ago

What are you talking about? It was just due to his renowned skill with a rifled firearm.

[–] seandrhodes 8 years ago

Its from the book. The Huron insultingly called him La longue Carabyne, which is an insult to Hawkeye as he carried a rifle and not a carbine.