This Webley? .44"? calibre Galand & Sommerville was given to Custers' Brother Tom Custer and was sold for $77,000 in 1995.
- Both of them may have been given these by Lord Berkeley Paget in 1869.
(Not .44"? - but likely .450"?)
The Galand Revolver was first made in France 1868.
We will likely never know - as his guns were absent from his recovered body.
Charles Francoise Galand (1832-1900) was a French gun maker designer - also made the 'Velo-dog'.
Webley BBD - British BullDog .450" Revolver (1872)
Webley RIC Royal Irish Constabulary Revolver 1868? ,1887?.
Yes - there seems to be conflicting dates that may or may not eliminate some candidate guns. - Some early RICs were built for the .500" Tranter cartridge (with a .510" diameter 'heeled' bullet).
These revolvers were made in various named differing calibres from .320", .380", .44" , .450" Adams, .442" British, .455" etc., etc., and they were built in Europe (Belgium) by various copiers - and many revolvers seem to have been called "Bulldogs" that were not named such by their maker, or by Webley.
These revolvers were made in various named differing calibres from .320", .380", .44" , .450" Adams, .442" British, .455" etc., etc., and they were built in Europe (Belgium) by various copiers - and many revolvers seem to have been called "Bulldogs" that were not named such by their maker, or by Webley.
The various 'Top Break' or Self-Extracting Webleys were too late to have been possible Custer guns .. also not being made until 1887 - but did begin production / development in the 1870s - so there may be a chance. - I need to again point-out that I have no expertise in these matters - I just like to pass-on interesting stuff!
Webley Mk 1 .455"
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Webleys roots go back to 1790 - so they had a very good run up till the 1920 UK Firearms Act put the brakes on handgun sales and they went-over to air guns in 1924 with their excellent Mk 1 Air pistol (and the Mk 1 Air rifle in 1926.) - Beautifully made and finished.
.. I bought a Webley Mk3 "under-lever' Air rifle way back 1962 (ish) and it would completely shatter its lead pellets on impact with a hard metal surface (an old 'Iron').. It could readily smash matches at 25 yards - sharp eyes as a teen!
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