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Well, since most everything in my house is packed up right now I can't post any pictures BUT...

I have an old 32 caliber pistol that has been around since before I was born. It's kinda of an ugly little gun and it's plum wore out! I would never attempt to fire the thing. The brand is an "American Bulldog", i guess the neastest thing about it is the haxagon shaped barrell.

My dad gave it to me and although I am not much of a sentimental type when it comes to material items I think I may keep this old thing around for the rest of my life...I should try to find somebody that could get it into working condition.

Before the Internet came around I could never find any information about this gun, and even today there is not a lot of information about it. I have found something that dates it probably to the 1890's-1910 range.

Here is a small article I found...
The American Bulldog is one of a number of low quality, cheap pistols made circa 1880-1910 that earned the name "Saturdry night specials, or suicide specials". (The latter inspired by their apparent accuracy and durability potential. There is some collector interest in these, mainly due to the interesting names they are marked with, and a collection can be quite large without investing a whole lot.