BRITISH BULL-DOG ??

MFI

January 22, 2003 06:18

We have a customer who has found a old revolver. He says the only thing they can make out from looking at the gun is the words British Bull-Dog by the sights. It is a very small gun and he says all numbers seem to match and it has a wooden grip. Any help would be appreciated guys. Thanks..

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  drobs

  January 22, 2003 06:47

  Off the top of my head, sounds like a Webley revolver, I know they made a Bulldog. If so might be in .455 or .38sw. I'd do a search on Webley revolvers, might find out what it is he has.
  
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  Xracer

  January 22, 2003 06:49

  Well, it could be an original Webley #2 Bull Dog.....if it is, it will have British proofmarks.
  
  Or....it could be a cheap Belgian copy, in which case it will probably have Belgian proofmarks.
  
  Or....it could be a cheap American copy, in which case it won't have any proof marks at all.
  
  If it's a Webley, it's worth some $$$$. If it's a Belgian or American knockoff, he's got a nice paperweight.
  
  Check this out: http://hem.bredband.net/b102212/bulldog.html
  
  And a bit of Trivia: Charles J. Guiteau used a British Bull Dog Revolver to assassinate President James Garfield in 1881.

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