This video explores the "Sure Defender," a unique early combination self-defense tool from the 1860s. It features a fusion of brass knuckles, a dagger with a wavy blade, and a single-shot percussion pistol. The description highlights the impracticality of quickly deploying either the knife or pistol components, suggesting that its appeal likely stemmed from a "tacti-cool" aesthetic that has persisted through different eras.
This video explores an assortment of James Reid "My Friend" knuckleduster pepperboxes, also referred to as "knucklers." The description highlights James Reid as a Catskills gunsmith of Irish descent who is renowned for these unique firearms. It details that Reid produced approximately 23,000 of these guns with 17 employees at their peak. The video will showcase major variants and a special-order revolver model. The guns were offered in .22, .32, and .41 caliber rimfire, with both brass and iron frames.
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