Gear was critical to the 19th century cowboy, who spent much of his time on the trail, and beyond its functionality it was also a source of pride and style. Common gear in this area of the country during the mid to late 1800s included the Slick Fork saddle, manufactured by the S.C. Gallup and Frazier Co. in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1880 and commonly seen in New Mexico from the 1880s into the 1900s, becoming known as "the saddle that carried the West"; its tough leather-wrapped horn was ideal for roping wild cows in the brush typical of the New Mexico landscape. Cowboys also used rifles such as the .44 Henry, a .44 caliber, 15 shot repeater manufactured by New Haven's Arms Company in New Haven, Connecticut, between 1863 and 1865; about 14,000 were made, three quarters of them used in the Civil War, and it was the saddle gun of choice for Charles Goodnight as well as for most cowboys. Most cowboys of the era carried some kind of Colt pistol, including a single action Colt .44 with a 7 1/2-inch barrel, also called a hog leg, used to protect cattle from predators such as wolves, mountain lions, and bears, to put down wounded or weakened animals on the trail, and often worn to impress the ladies. Chaps, especially the earliest and most popular style known as shotguns, along with batwings and woolies, protected cowboys from brush cactus and from cold wind and rain in the northern country. Cowboys were also particular about their spurs, and a classic drop shank style with a jingle bob, common in the 1880s, was made by August Buermann of Newark, New Jersey.