Bulldog Revolver

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butch50

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Bullldog

This is like trying to remember the name of a group who sang a golden oldie. There was a pistol, called a "bulldog", that was .44 caliber "If I remember correctly" and it was not a Charter Arms gun.

It was a bit large for a pocket pistol, but it had a snub nose barrel and a bobbed hammer. Anyone remember it?
 
Charter Arms does make the Bulldog. I have one that I carry everyday. It's a .44spl calibre. It's been a good gun for me.
 
There were several revolvers called generically, Bulldog or Barkers. There were English, Americcan, Irish, Spanish and French manufacturers of Bulldog revolvers. One source of finding information is www.dixiegunworks.com Click on the antique arms line. www.oldguns.net is another. These were usually medium framed, 5 shot 44s with concealed, folding or bobbed hammers. Belgian and French models usually had no trigger guards and the triggers unfolded when they were cocked. There were a few Glisentis made in this style from Italy also. The Bulldog IJ revolver was used in the assassination of a US President. That assassination gave us TR.
 
In the 1990's, there was an attempt to resurrect the "Bulldog" concept. Taurus, Rossi, and Smith & Wesson came out with K-frame-sized revolvers in .44Spl, in addition to Charter Arms. Except for Charter, none of the .44s are currently in production. Taurus still makes some in .45LC and .45ACP, though.

I was able to pick off one of the last available Taurus .44s a few months ago.
 
'Bulldog' is a generic term

It refers to small revolvers of large caliber and very modest velocity.
They date back to, at least, the latter part of the 19th century and originated in Great Britain. They are quite out of favor but, a few makers hang on with modest sales.
They were quite popular in their day and many copies and imitations could be found just about anywhere.
 
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