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[[Image:Charter_Arms_Bulldog.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Charter Arms Bulldog Police Issue - .38 special/.357 Magnum/.44 Special]]
[[Image:Charter_Arms_Bulldog.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Charter Arms Bulldog Police Issue - .38 Special (also available in .357 Magnum and .44 Special)]]
[[Image:Charter Arms Bulldog.jpg‎|thumb|300px|right|Charter Arms Bulldog.]]
[[Image:Charter Arms Bulldog.jpg‎|thumb|300px|right|Charter Arms Bulldog - .44 Special]]
[[Image:CharterArmsBulldogSS.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Charter Arms Bulldog Pug Stainless Steel (from the Specialists Ltd)]]
[[Image:CABulldogBlack.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Charter Arms Bulldog Blued - .44 Special]]
[[Image:CharterArmsBulldogSilver.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Charter Arms Bulldog Pug Stainless Steel - .44 Special (current manufacture)]]
[[Image:CharterArmsBulldogSilver.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Charter Arms Bulldog Pug Stainless Steel - .44 Special (current manufacture)]]
[[Image:CharterPug.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Charter Arms Pug - .357 magnum]]
The '''Charter Arms Bulldog''' was a no frills, inexpensive revolver first sold in 1973. The Bulldog was relatively lightweight and compact, which made it popular as a backup revolver. Police detectives in the 1970s and 80s used it in waist and ankle holsters, and it was designed to fire the more powerful .44 Special and .357 Magnum rounds. The .44 Special Bulldog revolver gained notoriety after it was used by Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz in his murder spree.
[[File:Charter Arms Pug stainless 357.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Charter Arms Pug Stainless Steel - .357 magnum]]


The '''Charter Arms Bulldog''' was a no frills, inexpensive revolver first sold in 1973.  It was relatively lightweight which made it popular as a backup revolver.  Police detectives in the 1970s and 80s used it in waist and ankle holsters, and it was designed to fire the more powerful .44 Special and .357 Magnum rounds. 
==Specifications==
(1973 - present)


'''Type:''' Revolver


'''Trivia Note:''' The Charter Arms Bulldog revolver was used by infamous serial killer David Berchowitz, other wise known as the "Son of Sam", during his rampage in New York in 1976-7. His use of the revolver got him the name of the "The .44 Caliber Killer."
'''Barrel Lengths:''' 2.2 in (55.9 mm), 2.5 in (63.5 mm), 3 in (76.2 mm), or 4.2 in (106.7 mm)


'''Caliber:''' .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Special


'''The Charter Arms Bulldog revolver can be seen in the following:'''
'''Capacity:''' 5 or 6-round cylinder
 
'''Fire Modes:''' Double-Action/Single-Action
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===Film===
===Film===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
{{Media table start|film|width=80}}
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| ''[[Blade Runner]]'' || [[Harrison Ford]] || Rick Deckard || Used as a part of the [[LAPD 2019 Blaster]] || 1982
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Title'''
|-
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
| ''[[Manhunter]]'' || [[William Petersen]] || Will Graham || .44 Special || 1986
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
|-
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
| ''[[Above the Law]]'' || [[Daniel Faraldo]] || Tony Salvano || || 1988
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
|-
|-
| ''[[Blade Runner]] || [[Harrison Ford]] || Rick Deckard || Used as a part of the LAPD 2019 Blaster || 1982
| ''[[State of Grace]]'' || [[Gary Oldman]] || Jackie || || 1990
|-
|-
| ''[[Manhunter]] || [[William Petersen]] || Will Graham || .44 Special || 1986
|rowspan=2| ''[[China O'Brien II]]'' || [[Frank Magner]] || Frank Atkins || Early model ||rowspan=2| 1990
|-
|-
| ''[[Above the Law]] || [[Daniel Faraldo]] || Tony Salvano || || 1988
|[[Cynthia Rothrock]] || China O'Brien || Early model
|-
|-
| ''[[State of Grace]] || [[Gary Oldman]] || Jackie || || 1990
|rowspan=2| ''[[Trouble Bound]]'' || [[Michael Madsen]] || Harry Talbot || Charter Arms Pug ||rowspan=2| 1993
|-
|-
| ''[[Trouble Bound]] || [[Michael Madsen]] || Harry Talbot || Charter Arms Pug || 1993
|[[Patricia Arquette]] || Kit Califano || Charter Arms Pug
|-
|-
| ''[[Trouble Bound]] || [[Patricia Arquette]] || Kit Califano || Charter Arms Pug || 1993
| ''[[Bad Boys]]'' || || A carjacker || || 1995
|-
|-
| ''[[Bad Boys]] || || A carjacker || || 1995
| ''[[Virtuosity]]'' || [[Kelly Lynch]] || Madison Carter || || 1995
|-
|-
| ''[[Virtuosity]] || [[Kelly Lynch]] || Madison Carter || || 1995
| ''[[The Frighteners]]'' || [[Jeffrey Combs]] || Milton Dammers || || 1996
|-
|-
| ''[[Summer of Sam]] || || Son of Sam killer || || 1999
| ''[[Keeper, The (2009)|The Keeper]]'' || [[Steven Seagal]] || Roland Sallinger || Charter Arms Pug || 2009
|-
|-
| ''[[The Keeper]] || [[Steven Seagal]] || Roland Sallinger || Charter Arms Pug || 2009
| ''[[Burning Bright]]'' || [[Briana Evigan]] || Kelly Taylor || || 2010
|-
|-
| ''[[Seven Psychopaths]] || [[Long Nguyen]] || The Vietnamese Priest || .44 Special || 2012
| ''[[Seven Psychopaths]]'' || [[Long Nguyen]] || The Vietnamese Priest || .44 Special || 2012
|-
|-
| ''[[Killing Them Softly]]'' || [[Ben Mendelsohn]] || Russell || || 2012
| ''[[Killing Them Softly]]'' || [[Ben Mendelsohn]] || Russell || || 2012
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===Television===
===Television===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" border="1" style="border: 1px solid #D0E7FF; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:left; font-size: 95%"
{{Media table start|television}}
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
| ''[[Hunter - Season 4]]'' || [[Gilbert De la Pena]] || Chico Gomez || "Renegade" || 1987-1988
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
|-
|-
| [[Hunter - Season 4]] (Episode "Renegade") || [[Gilbert De la Pena]] || Chico Gomez || . || 1987-1988
| ''[[Big Sky - Season 1]]'' || [[Ted Levine]] || Horst Kleinsasser || "Bitter Roots" (S1E15)|| 2020-2021
|-
| ''[[Better Call Saul - Season 6]]'' || [[Giancarlo Esposito]] || Gustavo Fring ||Hammerless; "Hit and Run" (S6E04), "Black and Blue" (S6E05), "Point and Shoot" (S6E08) || 2022
|-
|-
|}
|}
{{Clear}}
=See Also=
*[[Charter Arms]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Charter Arms.


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[[Category:Revolver]]

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Charter Arms Bulldog Police Issue - .38 Special (also available in .357 Magnum and .44 Special)
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Charter Arms Bulldog - .44 Special
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Charter Arms Bulldog Pug Stainless Steel - .44 Special (current manufacture)

The Charter Arms Bulldog was a no frills, inexpensive revolver first sold in 1973. The Bulldog was relatively lightweight and compact, which made it popular as a backup revolver. Police detectives in the 1970s and 80s used it in waist and ankle holsters, and it was designed to fire the more powerful .44 Special and .357 Magnum rounds. The .44 Special Bulldog revolver gained notoriety after it was used by Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz in his murder spree.

Specifications

(1973 - present)

Type: Revolver

Barrel Lengths: 2.2 in (55.9 mm), 2.5 in (63.5 mm), 3 in (76.2 mm), or 4.2 in (106.7 mm)

Caliber: .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Special

Capacity: 5 or 6-round cylinder

Fire Modes: Double-Action/Single-Action


The Charter Arms Bulldog and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Notes Date
Blade Runner Harrison Ford Rick Deckard Used as a part of the LAPD 2019 Blaster 1982
Manhunter William Petersen Will Graham .44 Special 1986
Above the Law Daniel Faraldo Tony Salvano 1988
State of Grace Gary Oldman Jackie 1990
China O'Brien II Frank Magner Frank Atkins Early model 1990
Cynthia Rothrock China O'Brien Early model
Trouble Bound Michael Madsen Harry Talbot Charter Arms Pug 1993
Patricia Arquette Kit Califano Charter Arms Pug
Bad Boys A carjacker 1995
Virtuosity Kelly Lynch Madison Carter 1995
The Frighteners Jeffrey Combs Milton Dammers 1996
The Keeper Steven Seagal Roland Sallinger Charter Arms Pug 2009
Burning Bright Briana Evigan Kelly Taylor 2010
Seven Psychopaths Long Nguyen The Vietnamese Priest .44 Special 2012
Killing Them Softly Ben Mendelsohn Russell 2012

Television

Title Actor Character Notes / Episode Date
Hunter - Season 4 Gilbert De la Pena Chico Gomez "Renegade" 1987-1988
Big Sky - Season 1 Ted Levine Horst Kleinsasser "Bitter Roots" (S1E15) 2020-2021
Better Call Saul - Season 6 Giancarlo Esposito Gustavo Fring Hammerless; "Hit and Run" (S6E04), "Black and Blue" (S6E05), "Point and Shoot" (S6E08) 2022


See Also

  • Charter Arms - A list of all firearms manufactured by Charter Arms.