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Smallest revolvers

The 25 shortest of 415 revolvers in the catalogue with a recorded overall length. The median is 260 mm (10.24 in).

RankFirearmOverall lengthWeightYear
1stFrankenau Purse PistolFrankenau Purse PistolOscar FrankenauOscar Frankenau89 mm (3.50 in)200 g1877
2ndNAA Mini RevolverNAA Mini RevolverNorth American ArmsNorth American Arms102 mm (4.02 in)128 g1975
3rdReid My Friend KnuckledusterReid My Friend KnuckledusterJames ReidJames Reid108 mm (4.25 in)170 g1868
4thManufrance Velo-DogManufrance Velo-DogManufacture Française d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-ÉtienneManufacture Française d'Armes et Cycles de Saint-Étienne114 mm (4.49 in)230 g1895
=5thArizmendi VelodogArizmendi VelodogFrancisco Arizmendi y GoenagaFrancisco Arizmendi y Goenaga127 mm (5.00 in)1900
=5thBron-SportBron-SportCrucelegui HermanosCrucelegui Hermanos127 mm (5.00 in)1900
=5thVelo-Dog Pocket RevolverVelo-Dog Pocket RevolverGalandGaland127 mm (5.00 in)1894
=8thLincoln-BossuLincoln-BossuHenrion, Dassy & HeuschenHenrion, Dassy & Heuschen130 mm (5.12 in)230 g1900
=8thLe ProtectorLe ProtectorSystème E. TurbiauxSystème E. Turbiaux130 mm (5.12 in)330 g1882
=8thKorth Sky Marshal 9mmKorth Sky Marshal 9mmKorthKorth130 mm (5.12 in)560 g2015
11thGaland Velo-DogGaland Velo-DogGalandGaland133 mm (5.24 in)224 g1894
=12thGaland Tue-TueGaland Tue-TueGalandGaland145 mm (5.71 in)320 g1893
=12thRetolaza Velo-MithRetolaza Velo-MithRetolaza HermanosRetolaza Hermanos145 mm (5.71 in)320 g1905
14thRetolaza Velo-BromRetolaza Velo-BromRetolaza HermanosRetolaza Hermanos150 mm (5.91 in)300 g1905
=15thTramp's TerrorTramp's TerrorHood Firearms CompanyHood Firearms Company152 mm (5.98 in)180 g1875
=15thBritish Bull DogBritish Bull DogP. Webley & SonP. Webley & Son152 mm (5.98 in)450 g1872
=15thWebley British BulldogWebley British BulldogP. Webley & SonP. Webley & Son152 mm (5.98 in)480 g1872
=15thBelgian Constabulary RevolverBelgian Constabulary RevolverLiège Gunmakers (Belgian Trade)Liège Gunmakers (Belgian Trade)152 mm (5.98 in)567 g1875
19thStandard Manufacturing S333 ThunderstruckStandard Manufacturing S333 ThunderstruckStandard ManufacturingStandard Manufacturing160 mm (6.30 in)510 g2019
20thIver Johnson Safety HammerlessIver Johnson Safety HammerlessIver Johnson ArmsIver Johnson Arms162 mm (6.38 in)347 g1895
=21stBang UpBang UpHarrington & RichardsonHarrington & Richardson165 mm (6.50 in)200 g
=21stH&R Aetna No. 1H&R Aetna No. 1Harrington & RichardsonHarrington & Richardson165 mm (6.50 in)200 g1876
=21stHood Robin Hood No. 1Hood Robin Hood No. 1Hood Firearms CompanyHood Firearms Company165 mm (6.50 in)200 g1875
=21stMerwin Hulbert Baby MerwinMerwin Hulbert Baby MerwinHopkins & AllenHopkins & Allen165 mm (6.50 in)230 g1880
=21stHarrington & Richardson Aetna No. 2Harrington & Richardson Aetna No. 2Harrington & RichardsonHarrington & Richardson165 mm (6.50 in)255 g1876

Ranked from the catalogue's own measured figures, the same records the API serves. A record whose weight, length, barrel and capacity match a set shared by ten or more records from five or more makers is a default rather than a measurement, and is left out, as is a record with fewer than five of the figures a reader looks for.