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[[File:Charter Arms Pug stainless 357.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Charter Arms Pug Stainless Steel - .357 magnum]]
 
[[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.
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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.
 
 
 
 
'''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."
 
 
 
  
 
'''The Charter Arms Bulldog revolver can be seen in the following:'''
 
'''The Charter Arms Bulldog revolver can be seen in the following:'''
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| ''[[Virtuosity]] || [[Kelly Lynch]] || Madison Carter || || 1995
 
| ''[[Virtuosity]] || [[Kelly Lynch]] || Madison Carter || || 1995
 
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| ''[[Summer of Sam]] || || Son of Sam killer || || 1999
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| ''[[Summer of Sam]] || [[Michael Badalucco]] || David Berkowitz || Historically the weapon Berkowitz used || 1999
 
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| ''[[The Keeper]] || [[Steven Seagal]] || Roland Sallinger || Charter Arms Pug || 2009
 
| ''[[The Keeper]] || [[Steven Seagal]] || Roland Sallinger || Charter Arms Pug || 2009

Revision as of 13:08, 9 December 2014

Charter Arms Bulldog Police Issue - .38 special/.357 Magnum/.44 Special
Charter Arms Bulldog.
Charter Arms Bulldog Pug Stainless Steel (from the Specialists Ltd)
Charter Arms Bulldog Blued - .44 Special
Charter Arms Bulldog Pug Stainless Steel - .44 Special (current manufacture)
Charter Arms Pug - .357 magnum
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.

The Charter Arms Bulldog revolver can be seen in the following:

Film

Title Actor Character Note 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
Trouble Bound Michael Madsen Harry Talbot Charter Arms Pug 1993
Trouble Bound Patricia Arquette Kit Califano Charter Arms Pug 1993
Bad Boys A carjacker 1995
Virtuosity Kelly Lynch Madison Carter 1995
Summer of Sam Michael Badalucco David Berkowitz Historically the weapon Berkowitz used 1999
The Keeper Steven Seagal Roland Sallinger Charter Arms Pug 2009
Seven Psychopaths Long Nguyen The Vietnamese Priest .44 Special 2012
Killing Them Softly Ben Mendelsohn Russell 2012

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Hunter - Season 4 (Episode "Renegade") Gilbert De la Pena Chico Gomez . 1987-1988

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