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[[Image:Velo-Dog Trigger Guard.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Velo-Dog revolver, an early version with fixed trigger.]] | [[Image:Velo-Dog Trigger Guard.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Velo-Dog revolver, an early version with fixed trigger.]] | ||
The '''Velo-Dog''' was a pocket revolver originally created in France by Charles-François Galand in the late 19th century as a defense for cyclists against dog attacks. The name is a portmanteau of "velocipede" and "dog". Velo-Dog revolvers were manufactured in France, Belgium, Spain, Russia and other countries in numerous versions, often with folding triggers. While the original version used specially designed 5.75mm cartgidge, other models used .22 LR, .25 ACP and some other cartridges. | The '''Velo-Dog''' was a pocket revolver originally created in France by Charles-François Galand in the late 19th century as a defense for cyclists against dog attacks. The name is a portmanteau of "velocipede" (bicycle) and "dog". Velo-Dog revolvers were manufactured in France, Belgium, Spain, Russia and other countries in numerous versions, often with folding triggers. Their small size and low cost led to them being carried as concealed weapons despite the low stopping power of the cartridge. While the original version used specially designed 5.75mm cartgidge, other models used .22 LR, .25 ACP and some other cartridges. | ||
==Film== | ==Film== | ||
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| ''[[M]]'' || || || | | ''[[M (1931)|M]]'' || || || Seen among confiscated guns || 1931 | ||
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| ''[[Chapaev]]'' || [[Boris Blinov]] || Commissar Furmanov || || 1934 | | ''[[Chapaev]]'' || [[Boris Blinov]] || Commissar Furmanov || || 1934 | ||
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|''[[Morgiana]]'' || [[Nina Divísková]] || Otýlie || || 1972 | |''[[Morgiana]]'' || [[Nina Divísková]] || Otýlie || || 1972 | ||
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| ''[[Petrovka, 38]]'' || || || Several different versions seen in ballistic laboratory || 1980 | |||
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note''' | ||
!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date''' | !align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="50"|'''Date''' | ||
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| ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]'' || Geoffrey Whitehead || Harry Parsket || "The Horse of the Invisible" (S01E05) || 1971 | |||
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| ''[[Road to Calvary (Khozhdenie po mukam), The (1977)|The Road to Calvary (Khozhdenie po mukam)]]'' || [[Vyacheslav Yezepov]] || Nikolay Ivanovich Smokovnikov || Ep.1 || 1977 | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3|''[[Fantômas (1980)|Fantômas]]'' || [[Helmut Berger]] || Fantômas || rowspan=2|Ep.1 || rowspan=3|1980 | |||
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| Kristina van Eyck || Princess Sonia Danidoff | |||
|- | |||
| [[Jacques Dufilho]] || Inspector Juve || Ep.2 | |||
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| ''[[Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The (1984 TV Series)|The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes]]'' || [[Gayle Hunnicutt]] || Irene Adler || Nickel plated; (S01E01) || 1984 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Hearts of Three (Serdtsa tryokh)]]'' || [[Alyona Khmelnitskaya]] || Leoncia Solano || || 1992 | | ''[[Hearts of Three (Serdtsa tryokh)]]'' || [[Alyona Khmelnitskaya]] || Leoncia Solano || || 1992 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Foyle's War - Season 8]]'' || [[Honeysuckle Weeks]] || Samantha Wainwright || "The Eternity Ring" ( | | ''[[Foyle's War - Season 8]]'' || [[Honeysuckle Weeks]] || Samantha Wainwright || "The Eternity Ring" (S08E01) || 2013 | ||
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| ''[[Paris Police 1900]]'' || Valérie Dashwood || Madame Lépine || || 2021 | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 3 July 2023
The Velo-Dog was a pocket revolver originally created in France by Charles-François Galand in the late 19th century as a defense for cyclists against dog attacks. The name is a portmanteau of "velocipede" (bicycle) and "dog". Velo-Dog revolvers were manufactured in France, Belgium, Spain, Russia and other countries in numerous versions, often with folding triggers. Their small size and low cost led to them being carried as concealed weapons despite the low stopping power of the cartridge. While the original version used specially designed 5.75mm cartgidge, other models used .22 LR, .25 ACP and some other cartridges.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | Seen among confiscated guns | 1931 | ||
| Chapaev | Boris Blinov | Commissar Furmanov | 1934 | |
| The Great Spy Chase (Les Barbouzes) | Bernard Blier | Eusebio Cafarelli | 1964 | |
| Rum Runners (Boulevard du Rhum) | Brigitte Bardot | Linda LaRue | 1971 | |
| With Clean Hands (Cu mainile curate) | Stefan Mihailescu-Braila | Buciurligă | 1972 | |
| With Clean Hands (Cu mainile curate) | Aimee Iacobescu | Charlotte | 1972 | |
| Morgiana | Nina Divísková | Otýlie | 1972 | |
| Petrovka, 38 | Several different versions seen in ballistic laboratory | 1980 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Geoffrey Whitehead | Harry Parsket | "The Horse of the Invisible" (S01E05) | 1971 |
| The Road to Calvary (Khozhdenie po mukam) | Vyacheslav Yezepov | Nikolay Ivanovich Smokovnikov | Ep.1 | 1977 |
| Fantômas | Helmut Berger | Fantômas | Ep.1 | 1980 |
| Kristina van Eyck | Princess Sonia Danidoff | |||
| Jacques Dufilho | Inspector Juve | Ep.2 | ||
| The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gayle Hunnicutt | Irene Adler | Nickel plated; (S01E01) | 1984 |
| Hearts of Three (Serdtsa tryokh) | Alyona Khmelnitskaya | Leoncia Solano | 1992 | |
| Foyle's War - Season 8 | Honeysuckle Weeks | Samantha Wainwright | "The Eternity Ring" (S08E01) | 2013 |
| Paris Police 1900 | Valérie Dashwood | Madame Lépine | 2021 |
J.G.A. Revolver
(1914 -????)
The J.G.A. was a pocket revolver originally created in J.G. Anschutz Germania-Waffenfabrik in Zella St. Blasii.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Murders Are Enough, Darling | Iva Janzurová | Kate Draxl | 1971 |