Help ID hand gun possibly Belgian Bulldog?

[Cast1999]

My grandfather gave us this gun. No real story behind it. We thought he may have brought it home from WWII.

 

[TFoley]

Yes, it's Belgian. It's called a Velodog or pocket pistol, from the days when dogs used to run after folks on bicycles, pestering them until they fell off. This one dates from after 1892.

It's a sad little gun to bring back from a war, but if that's how he got it, then that's how he got it.

Sadly, it is a cartridge-firing piece and therefore not the kind of gun we discuss on this forum. Up to 1865, I bleeve, and a muzzle-loader, and you're good to go.

This one is near the turn of the 20th C and is therefore taboo here.

Got any muzzleloaders?

 

[ppg1949]

You can try GunValuesBoard.com. They may be able to help you.

 

[Zonie]

This is a muzzle loading site that talks about guns made before 1865. This includes cap & ball pistols.
We do not discuss guns that use a self contained cartridge like this pistol does so, I'm closing this thread.