Posted September 17, 2016 9:00 pm by Comments

By Dan Zimmerman

No, I’m not being cheeky calling the knuckleduster revolver my friend. Instead, I’m using its actual name. James Reid got a wonderful belated Christmas present in 1865. On December 26, he was granted US Patent number 51,752 for his new revolver that could fit in the palm of your hand. He would refer to the gun later as “My Friend,” even stamping that moniker into the frame. Reid’s background in firearms goes back to his time in Europe. Born in…

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