jackknife-mark

Updated: May 14, 2025

Rand had a heated argument with an over-zealous Justice of the Peace, who wanted to impound the pistols and jackknife-mark them for identification, but after hurling bloodthirsty threats of a damage suit for an astronomical figure, he managed to retain possession of the recovered weapons. Ritter left at a little past three, to report for duty in the Fleming household.

H. Beam Piper - Murder in the Gunroom