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A second version of the spur trigger Bulldog dispensed with the removable ejection rod feature but otherwise remained much the same in general appearance. The only difference was the addition of a third patent date at the left-hand side of the barrel referring to a hammer rebound feature, although this was not incorporated onto that particular weapon. The additional design featured a mechanism to remove the hammer nose from contact with the cartridge primer while the cylinder remained held by the stop lever, an arrangement patented by Messrs. Forehand & Wadsworth in 1875 (U.S. Patent 162 162).

Forehand & Wadsworth were also the first to produce an American duplicate of the original British model with a swivel ejector, although it differed slightly in having a “saw-handle” grip as opposed to the usual “parrot beak” shape and was provided with a fluted cylinder in place of the initial plain variety. These were almost indistinguishable from other European versions and bore the marking BRITISH BULL-DOG on the top strap, plus a manufacturer identification on the upper surface of the barrel. (For some reason, the Bull Dog name used previously on the spur trigger models had now become hyphenated). An improvement had also been added to the lock mechanism to permit a rebound of the hammer after firing, in order to prevent it from making contact with the cartridge primer.