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Antique British Bulldog .38 Cal
Guns International #: 103368373 Seller's Inventory #: 7278
Category: Antique Revolvers - Cartridge - Cowboy Action Revolvers
Seller's Information
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Seller: River Junction Trade Co.
Company: Box 275 McGregor, Ia. 52157
Member Since: 10/20/09
First Name: Jim
Last Name: Boeke
State: Iowa
Zip: 52157
Country: United States
Phone: (563) 880-4588
Phone2: (563) 880-4588
Fax: (563) 873-3647
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Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
Stout and strong, these little revolvers are built like their namesake canine. With connections to a presidential assassination, and the Wild West, British Bulldogs may be the most collectible uncollected guns on the market. British Bulldogs are cute but mean, with both bark and bite. British Bulldogs are beginning an upward trend on the firearms market. This particular example has Belgian proof marks so it was produced there in the 1880s. It is fully nickel plated, has a cylinder capacity of six .380 caliber cartridges. It is in operating condition but the trigger return spring is weak.
They were first produced by P. Webley & Sons of Birmingham, England, in 1872. Its appeal was so great that the "British" Bulldog was adopted and copied by many gun manufacturers in Europe and the U.S. The hay day of the Bulldog was in the 1870s to 1880s, a time when it was known for its affordability and reliability, consequently making it one of the most popular pocket pistols in both Europe and America. When the Colt's single-actions sold for four times the cost of the British Bulldogs, you know why it was often the choice of many who felt they had to go armed.
Though this little gun has had as many variations and names as it had makers, the general features are quite simple: a 2.5-inch barrel, five-round capacity, double-action, and an overall true small-frame pocket pistol. The Bulldog revolver has connections both to the famous and infamous in American history, as detailed George Layman's book "The British Bulldog Revolver: The Forgotten Gun that Really Won the West!" Probably the most infamous connection places it in the hands of Charles Guiteau, the man who shot President James Garfield in 1881. Though the wounded President lived for several months under the rudimentary medical care of the time, he did succumbed to the injuries.
Price: $989.95