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The Bulldog is a 5-shot traditional double-action revolver designed by Doug McClenahan and produced by Charter Arms. It was introduced in 1973. The Bulldog has been available for the .44 Special and .357 Magnum cartridges. It was a top-selling gun during the 1980s and it is considered to be Charter Arms' trademark weapon. [4]
Douglas McClenahan, a young gun designer who had previously worked for Colt, High Standard, and Sturm, Ruger founded Charter Arms in 1964 to produce handguns.The factory was located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and its first revolver was a five-shot model called the "Undercover", chambered for .38 Special.
Introduced in 1973, the Charter Arms Bulldog is a 5-shot, .44 Special or .45 Colt snubnosed revolver. [20] [21] It was a top-selling gun during the 1980s and is considered the company's trademark weapon. [22] The Bulldog comes in multiple barrel lengths including 2.2 in (56 mm), 2.5 in (64 mm) and 3 in (76 mm).
Frontier Bulldog, Belgian made copies of the Webley Bull Dog revolver. Charter Arms Bulldog , a 20th-century swing-out cylinder double-action snubnosed revolver. A snubnosed revolver (colloquially known as a "snubbie", "belly gun" or "bulldog revolver") is any small, medium or large frame revolver with a short barrel, generally 3 inches or less ...
Early in the program in the 1970s, Air Marshals carried the Charter Arms .44 Bulldog revolver loaded with Glaser Safety Slugs (a type of frangible bullet). This was designed to stop the threat without penetrating either the target or the aircraft. [22]
No known firearm was chambered exclusively for the .44 Bull Dog cartridge: It was a shorter and less powerful option for use in revolvers chambered for the .44 Webley cartridge (American name of the British .442 Webley revolver round).
The Bulldog has been produced, and is currently produced, in a 3" barrel length, which is not mentioned in the article. This can be verified by simply clicking the link to the Charter Arms website and looking at their product offerings. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.80.17.71 18:33, 11 December 2015 (UTC) Thanks!
The 45-year-old was detained by police on an illegal handgun charge the day before the assassination attempt, but was released. The police confiscated her .44-caliber Charter Arms Bulldog revolver and 113 rounds of ammunition.