“imho, a textbook howdah...“

Totally agree!
I know we’ve discussed this very topic at length before but THIS gun is exactly as I have argued a “Howdah Pistol” is.

Quick simple sights, no safeties, a lanyard ring and in a big bore cartridge which is just on the edge of controllability.
Yes, now THIS is a Howdah!
So many other pistol variations are being offered as Howdahs these days, many better described as Travellers Pistols.