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The confrontation with Douglas shows he does not have a double barreled breechloading Howdah as noted, but a 4 barreled, swivel breech cap lock pistol. In these pictures, the barrels with attached bayonete are on the bottom. Quite a piece.

That the pistol might have been made soley for the movie and could actually be a prop, is quite possible. There is a strap underneath the action fitting quite tightly against the tops of the patent breeches. It does not have enough clearance for the high-standing nipples as eveident on the top-most barrels. The high standing capped nipples themselves are not normal for an English piece - more likely to be cound on a modern Italian replica of their own poor design, which is typical - see Pedersoli's.

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What do you mean, that the frontsuffer he is holding is a four barreld one?

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Andreas

"Yeas it kicks like a mule he said, but always remember that its much worse standing on the other end"

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