Powell's revolver

[Wesley Harris]

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So it's safe to say he probably hit him with the gun sideways on? He wouldn't have had time to hold it any other way, I shouldn't imagine.
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For the pistol to break the way it did, Powell had to be holding it by the grip in the same manner as if to shoot it. The point of impact is with the bottom side of the pistol. The doctors first thought that Frederick's injuries were made by a knife because of the elongated wounds caused by the length of the barrel. There are illustrations of the attack showing Powell holding the pistol by the barrel using the butt of the grip as a club but that is incorrect.