Yeah we've talked about the Diablo before. I "get" the draw, when they were $300, now that they are $700 plus Im not so sure. That being said I have a 6" and a 8", because I got them cheap. Essentially they are a double barrel inline 12gs pistol that uses a 209 primer. Its NOT what Id call a Howdah. The grip is even more awful (from a Howdah standpoint), than the Auto-Burglar style grip on the Pedersoli 45/410 guns. They also only have one hammer with a lever to switch between barrels, so a second shot means cocking the gun again AND flipping the lever to the other side. Its not exactly something Id want to do with a pissed off tiger or bad guy charging.

Again its NOT even close to being a Howdah, even in some modern iteration....but they are fun as something--Im just not sure what.