Howdah or Traveling Pistol, it all depends on what you want to use it for (see last picture). I consider the long barreled ones traveling pistols since Howdah pistols are ment to be in a holster in the Howdah and short to manouver in a small space. They are also always large caliber (.577+) in order to get enough UMPH to knock a tiger out of your lap with a load of BP. I have several articles on them and own the first one below (an H&H .600 smoothbore). They kick like the devil and I would not want to be in front of one. If the Pedersoli is not too expensive, I would want it in 20 bore (a lot of Howdahs are smooth since distance is measured in paw length rather than meters). to cut down, brown it and just age it up a little.