This is either some .30 or .32 cal revolver.
G C D is stamped on the left side.
It looks Belgian.
Or a Brittish Webley Bulldog
cal.320?
Does it have an ELG stamped into the rear of the cylinder?
There is a somewhat similar one on this site, 2/3rd of the way down
I was going to say that looks to be a copy of the Webley Bulldog, and probably is chambered in .320 Brit.
Does anyone know what the letters G C D stand for?
Really could be anything, from a maker’s mark to something like Glasgow Constabulary something or other.
I’ve got a buddy who belongs to a forum dedicated to 19th Century Victorian arms, I’ll forward the thread to him and see if he can find something out.
Wow…there really IS a place on the internet for every fetish!
I can’t make out the proof mark on the barrel in that pic. Might check for it here:
https://store.bluebookinc.com/Info/PDF/Firearm/Proofmarks.pdf
I agree that it looks Belgian and is probably a .32 of some sort, but I have no idea what G.C.D. represents.
Derek
It does have some larger stamping in between two chambers on the cylinder that has the letters “ELG” stamped in it.
ELG stamped there means it is Belgian, I’m 99% sure of that. I would go to the specialty website though. There were so many different models of these old Belgian revolvers it is crazy. There are a couple of books on them though.
Though it may not be a big help for identification purposes, here is a model for sale:
www.simpsonltd.com
These guys supposedly do identifications, but the site’s a bit of a mess and there’s a language barrier.
Halfway down this page there is a link for information about asking with help with identification: http://www.littlegun.be/index.htm