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Thread: Naming artillery guns, horses and rifles.

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    Naming artillery guns, horses and rifles.

    Hello,
    Just a quick discussion today on naming our weapons of choice. I'm not asking for this to be a feature, just a bit of fun, but do you think it is a good idea to name our weapons personally? (and if so what would you name yours?)

    Ps. I would name my First James Gun in my artillery "The Uniter".

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    I reckon it'll be a personal thing.

    I do know that during the war, many an artillery unit named their guns. One of the stories I heard, I forget the unit's name right now, but they named their guns: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

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    Quote Originally Posted by A. P. Hill View Post
    I reckon it'll be a personal thing.

    I do know that during the war, many an artillery unit named their guns. One of the stories I heard, I forget the unit's name right now, but they named their guns: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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    Haha, It's mainly just a personal thing to keep the community together. A little laugh. What would you guys name things?

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    I wouldn't, my rifle is just my rifle. Nothing less. It shoots out a round and hopefully it has someone's name on it.
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    If I was going to be with artillery, I would name the pieces the "twin sisters"
    Last edited by Saris; 11-19-2016 at 10:57 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hinkel View Post
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    My 1847 Colt Walker will be name named "Walking Horse" cuz it's a big ol' horse pistol that's been on me while I do a good deal of walking.
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    I bet one of the Union artillery batteries is going to name a cannon "John Brown".
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    I would love if one of the guns in our battery would be name "BIG BERTHA"!
    Last edited by VOLCUSGAMING; 11-20-2016 at 08:10 PM.






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