Reid, James

Name Street Town State From To
Reid, James   New York City New York 1862 1865
Reid, James   Catskill, Greene County New York 1865  


Patent Date Remarks
38,336 April 28, 1863 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms.
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51,752 December 26, 1865 Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms
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Product
"My Friend" Knuckleduster manufactured between 1865 and 1885 see Reid Patent Revolvers

.22 caliber, 7 shot revolver, spur trigger, 3,5" octagonal barrel, cylinder unfluted
.32 caliber, 7 shot revolver, spur trigger, 3,5" octagonal barrel, cylinder unfluted, approximately 1.200 revolvers of this type has been build from 1862 to 1864

.32 left side
.32 right side

.32 r.f. caliber, Number 2 Pocket Revolver, 6" barrel

Left side

.32 r.f. or .31 percussion caliber, Pocket Revolver No. 3, 4 1/2" octagon barrel

Though the revolver was conceptes as cartridge revolver, it could fire either
cartridge or percussion. The cambers were made to accept nipples.
About 120 revolvers made in 1863

Pocket No 3 right side

.41 r.f. caliber, 5 shot, single action "Model No. 4 Deringer Revolver", spur trigger, 2 7/8" octagonal barrel, marked REID'S EX'TR, fluted cylinder, birdhead grip, only 125 were made

EX'TR or No 4 left side
EX'TR or No 4 right side
EX'TR or No 4, markings