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Quick Stats		Favorite Weapons
Name:                     Richard Smith		Pistols:
Year Joined SASS                     1993		3rd. Generation .45 Cal. Colts
JSR #                                        109		with 5 1/2" barrels
Favorite Category        49er & Cowboy		Rifle:
Occupation           Custom Knife Maker		.45 Cal. Marlin Cowboy rifle
Marital Status                    Married		Shotgun:
Significant Other           Kate Cassidy		20ga. LC Smith side-by-side
Children		hammer gun

Bear Bone Smith, SASS #10719

Reason Behind the Alias:
Originally, my SASS alias was "Back Trail Boone". 7 years ago I changed it to Bear Bone Smith since I was making custom Bowie knives under the trade name Bear Bone Knives. Hey, I had to gain some kind of marketing edge (pun fully intended).

History of the Persona:
According to an old journal dated 1886, the original "Bear Bone Smith" was a Blacksmith from Iowa who went west to become a Farrier on a cattle ranch. He learned cowboying and shooting during the range wars. Later, he became town Marshal of Ada, Oklahoma where he killed a crooked gambler who's brother was the Mayor. Out of a job, he hired on as a scout for the U.S. Army under General Crook during the Indian Campaigns. He got his name when he killed a large Grizzly bear which he skinned and de-boned with a knife he had made from an old horse rasp.

Other Hobbies:
Horse riding, hunting, fishing and blacksmithing.

Last Thoughts:
"A cowboy with no knife on his belt ain't no cowboy", Wil Rogers.
To all you shooters out there.... Don't learn safety rules by accident. Take care all you buckeroos.