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Here is my guess:
I believe the word has meta-morphed in to the current form after years of lost translation.
Over a century ago in the wild wild west, a gun was called a "Peace Maker" and was strapped to the hip by a holster. Therefore, whenever it was mentioned, it was referred to as the "Peace."
Somewhere along history, I believe that people lost the original translation and started referring to the gun as a "piece" instead of the original origin "peace."
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