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Several important Liege gun makers were involved in the manufacture of Bull Dog revolvers and they each employed a different title for their product. Most obvious was an adoption of the original term “British Bull Dog” with the last two words either separated, or joined by a hyphen. On some models, this was stamped onto the top strap, while others had the title engraved by hand at the same location.

A more abrupt title of “The Bull-Dog” was also used as an alternative by Liege gun makers and, in similar fashion, could be either stamped or engraved onto the top strap.

While the use of assorted titles for the Bull Dog models was quite prevalent during the latter part of the nineteenth century, an identification of the manufacturer was seldom applied. On the rare occasions that it took place, there was either a small trade mark of some form, or simply the initial letters of a maker’s name. It had even been common policy for Liege gun makers to register the names of fictitious companies as trademarks for use on their weapons.