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EDELWEISS
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Interesting Howdah???
#351250 - 09/03/21 10:14 AM

The seller is calling it a Howdah.
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/893542529

Its the first swivel barrel version Ive seen. So it essentially a single shot with a fast/faster second shot after some manipulation. I guess that better than an actual single shot but hardly as fast as a true double. Of all the Howdah designs I have a secret lust for an O/U but I wouldnt be satisfied with "just" an O/U. SxS's clearly have the "look", and if it wasnt for the O/U that Remington carried in "that movie" I probably wouldnt feel the lust.

500/450 No. 2 Musket seems an odd cartridge; but maybe if you were carrying a similarly chambered rifle, it sorta makes sense???

Ultimately Id buy it if I had the $$$. Is it a good price IDK; but I bet if it was called a swivel barrel pistol instead of a Howdah, then the price would be a few thousand less

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93x64mm
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Re: Interesting Howdah??? [Re: EDELWEISS]
#351260 - 09/03/21 10:30 PM

Interesting piece indeed! Certainly would not get a 2nd shot away very quickly

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EDELWEISS
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Re: Interesting Howdah??? [Re: 93x64mm]
#351434 - 16/03/21 10:20 AM

Soooooo the auction ended without anyone buying it for $7500.oo AND now its relisted for $8500.oo

https://www.gunbroker.com/Item/895170487

I dont get it, when it doesnt sell, we RAISE the price? Does that make sense to anyone?

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NitroX
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Re: Interesting Howdah??? [Re: EDELWEISS]
#351439 - 16/03/21 03:10 PM

Is it a howdah pistol or merely a double barrelled pistol?

Perhaps a reason no bids for the price.

It certainly does not meet the criteria in my mind, the ability to fire TWO QUICK shots at a tiger on an elephants back.

But better than a single shot.

No doubt there are variations on what was used back in the day due to different preferences and pockets.

Doing a search on the cartridges images of single shot rifles appear from other sales, so it is a fair guess, the orderer had a single shot rifle in the same cartridge as his double barrelled handgun.

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