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ENGRAVED Antique JAMES REID “My Friend” KNUCKLE DUSTER .22 Caliber REVOLVER Catskill, New York BRASS KNUCKLE PISTOL Combination
Guns International #: 102325827 Seller's Inventory #: 227197
Category: Reid Knuckle Dusters - Antique Pistols - Cartridge
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Seller: AncestryGunsLLC
Company: Ancestry Guns LLC
Member Since: 11/3/16
State: Missouri
Zip: 65203
Country: United States
Phone: (314) 707-7373
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Description:
ENGRAVED Antique JAMES REID “My Friend” KNUCKLE DUSTER .22 Caliber REVOLVER
Catskill, New York BRASS KNUCKLE PISTOL Combination
Here we present an antique James Reid Manufactory “My Friend” Knuckler Revolving Pistol, made circa 1876. Only 3,100 of these were produced from 1870 through 1882, making them quite scarce. The maker, James Reid, was born in Belfast, Ireland, was trained as a gunsmith in Glasgow, Scotland, and then migrated to the United States where he first set up shop in New York City. In 1865, he moved his family and then his shop to Catskill to get out of the city and into the country for health reasons.
He kept a gristmill and his gun manufactory there, where he spent the next decade and a half producing his famous little gun. And was successful in spite of the fierce competition of 1870s small arms manufacturing. This was a time when small, single action pocket revolvers were so plentiful that Colt could hardly compete. But this pistol had the seven shots of .22 and the ability to be turned around and used to knock some teeth out. Not a bad feature on a revolver for a rough and tumble end of the 19th Century. Certainly no wonder why it would be called “My Friend”. This specimen features an engraved brass frame.
The overall condition is fair. The action is intermittent (i.e. it does not always hold cock or revolve the cylinder, but it can and does). The cylinder arbor pin has either been repaired or refabricated.
This is a legitimate antique and not a reproduction.
Caliber: .22 rimfire (short, black powder)
Overall condition as seen in photos.
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$1600
#227197
SOLD
Antique: Yes