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The general styling and construction of the Webley, with its small grip shape, double-action mechanism and swing-out ejector, became the basis for most subsequent designs.

Perhaps the examples that adhered more closely to the original were those produced in Liege, Belgium, a major centre of pistol manufacturing at the time and from where many thousands of the little pistols were constructed for export.

Much of the Belgian handgun production at that period was directed towards the American continent, where the little Webley model had enjoyed considerable success during its initial sales period and so it was not long before Liege manufacturers sought a larger share of the gun trade in that region.

Ever conscious of an expanding market, the Belgians made full use of appropriate titles on their Bull Dog models in order to attract customers. Names such as Western Bull Dog, California Bull Dog, Southern Bull Dog, Texas Bull Dog and Frontier Bull Dog had been devised to give a suitable connotation to the weapons and were soon adopted. These variations on the original Bull Dog title were usually stamped, or sometimes engraved, onto the top strap, in similar manner to that employed on the Webley.