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Post by ohnomrbillk on Sept 19, 2011 10:40:57 GMT -5
A friend of mine recently inherited one of these. He was looking for more info on it. Any info appreciated.
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Post by patdaddy on Sept 19, 2011 11:53:59 GMT -5
sounds like a good project.
needs a 5-shot 475 cylinder, barrel band, lanyard ring, bisley frame...
haha! just joking! dont hit me!
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Post by jayhawker on Sept 19, 2011 17:10:21 GMT -5
There is a hardback reference book available on Brit. Bulldog revolvers. They are fascinating. Henry Tunstall had one when he was murdered.
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Post by needsmostuff on Sept 20, 2011 7:29:12 GMT -5
Henry Tunstall had one when he was murdered. Short attention span old guy memory thinks maybe Custer also. |
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Post by Hobie on Sept 20, 2011 8:11:33 GMT -5
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Post by doughboy1953 on Sept 21, 2011 22:19:25 GMT -5
Book is by George Layman "The British Bulldog Revolver". Mr. Layman is probably better known for his books on rolling blocks. His book discusses the Forehand and Wadsworth in considerable detail.
Both Gun Digest 2010 and Gun Digest 2011 have articles on these generic type revolvers and I believe both articles mention the Forehand and Wadsworth.
They are essential copies of the British Webley of that name. Iver Johnson and H&R made "Bulldog" revolvers also but the Forehand and Wadsworth were more exact copies of the original British product.
These type guns were once regarded as essentially junk but are becoming increasingly collectible. They'll still never be worth as much as a Colt or S&W but I believe in good shape, some of these are bringing fairly respectable prices now.
The most common clones are probably Belgian. Both the real British article, and the US and Belgian clones were fairly widely used in the US including the west.
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