Reopening.

I wonder if any gunmaker has made a modern Howdah pistol?

If one could be made, what cartridge? As previously asked. It must be rimmed. And sound at least classic.

I wonder how well it could've regulated?

Rimmed.

Hammers, preferably traditional. But modern German decocking safeties could work.

Break open side by side. Side lever or under lever.

Would be great with a slide on butt stock for actual hunting.

Wide V sight. But maybe unobtrusive and base fitting for a modern handgun dot optic sight. But only if invisible when off.

Cased of course.

Didn't win lotto last night but it jackpotted. So can get a cased pair now.

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Fantasy time, at least for most of us.

You win lotto, a big win and decide to commission a double rifle maker to build your own Howdah handgun.

The design is to be something like the one recently posted.



6 1/2in. rifled barrels
overall length 13 1/4in
weight approximately 3 1/4lbs.

Yes it is a bit dated but so is hunting from the back of an elephant.

I do think hammers are an absolute requirement. Otherwise a modern form of decocker/cocker. Comment?

I do like the .577 calibre. But what cartridge would you have it made in? The orignal .577 Snider bp? Or what modern cartridge would do similiar in smokeless?

Maybe a custom .577 NE considerably shorted? Any ideas?

A .500 and .450 range might also be fine, even to a .375?

For example I have already mentioned a .45/70 might make a dandy modern howdah cartridge choice. Similar case capacity to a .577 Snider.

Rimmed is pretty much essential.

Any cartridge choice must have reasonable recoil. A full NE powered handgun is just ridiculous. So include estimates of velocity and recoil in such a weight handgun and barrel lenght.

Please comment.

Which maker and why?

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