Original U.S. James Reid "My Friend" Knuckle Duster Pocket Pepperbox Revolver serial 8993 - c.1868 MP 44 so the breech block falls

so the breech block falls out of the action when opened for reloading

with the area around the lock plate still "proud"

Also the front of the rigging has torn out from under its securing A washer

Constructed of a cotton exterior with a Herring Bone Twill cotton inner lining

Original U.S. James Reid "My Friend" Knuckle Duster Pocket Pepperbox Revolver serial 8993 - c.1868 MP 44 so the breech block fallsOriginal Item: Only One Available. In . 22 Caliber these very impressive little pepperbox revolvers were the brain child of Irish immigrant James Reid, who arrived in New York City in 1865 from BELFAST in Northern Ireland. Shortly afterwards, for health reasons he moved to the Catskill Mountains in New York State and set up his own manufacturing operation to produce this wonderful little revolver. The concept was simple, this revolver carries SEVEN .