The Rifle
Who is John Byam from The Rifle and what is their importance?
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Byam is a woodsman who trades a year's worth of pack hides to McManus for the Rifle. He is a crack shot, and given the Rifle's own accuracy, the two are an unstoppable pair, killing many British officers from afar during the American Revolution. Byam dies of dysentery from drinking dirty water.