Peter the Painter
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Jump to navigationJump to search- Peter the Painter also known as Peter Piaktow: the leader of a gang of Latvian criminals in the early 20th Century. After supposedly fighting in and escaping the Sidney Street Siege in Londo in 1911, he became an anti-hero in London's East End. He was never caught, and there is some question as to whether or not he actually ever existed.
- Peter the Painter a German Mauser C96 pistol, the type of gun he allegedly used at Sidney Street particularly in Ireland during the War of Independence and later.
