The Le Cententaire Knuckleduster Pistol Produced in France, the Le Cententaire was a combination pistol and knuckleduster weapon. Attached to the four ring knuckle duster was a small pistol which fired a .22 short cartridge. It was named the “Le Cententaire” because they were manufactured in 1889, the centennial of the French Revolution. While produced in Paris, a number were also exported to the United States. The Le Cententaire was especially popular with the Apache gangs, who were gangs of thieves and ruffians that inhabited the Paris underworld in the 19th century.

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