Robert Ford, perhaps better known as “The Coward Robert Ford,” owned the Smith & Wesson .44. This was the weapon, of course, that Ford used to murder Jesse James in 1882. Ford and his brother Charley, both members of the James Gang, plotted to kill Jesse James for several months before April 3, 1882, and it was Robert who shot the unarmed James in the back of the head — shortly after breakfast as James stood on a chair to dust a picture frame. Charley later testified that Robert had used the Smith & Wesson revolver on that early April morning, asserting that the revolver was easier to conceal and could be quickly removed from his pocket.
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