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Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE?
      03/08/23 05:08 PM

Interesting topic !

In the meantime, I have researched further and also found a few things about so called Howdah rifles in various caliber.

The word Howdah rifle seems to have been used less, I did not find it in any book about hunting in India in the past, but some hunters had DR made with shorter barrels than usual, which seems logical when you need a handy weapon to shoot at close range from elephant's back. The majority of the DR of the time, especially the much loved DR caliber 500 Express, were very often supplied with 28"barrels.

It is not clear whether there were many such rifles, because the hunt from the Howdah, compared to other types of tiger hunting, was done less common.

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* What is a Howdah RIFLE? 9.3x57 03/08/23 05:30 AM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? TH44   03/08/23 09:15 AM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? 9.3x57   03/08/23 12:19 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? Nemo   03/08/23 01:49 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? grandveneur   03/08/23 05:08 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? NitroXAdministrator   03/08/23 08:19 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? jgrabow   03/08/23 10:00 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? NitroXAdministrator   03/08/23 10:39 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? NitroXAdministrator   03/08/23 10:50 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? NitroXAdministrator   03/08/23 11:04 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? 9.3x57   04/08/23 01:53 AM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? NitroXAdministrator   04/08/23 10:06 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? grandveneur   04/08/23 10:35 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? NitroXAdministrator   04/08/23 11:49 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? NitroXAdministrator   05/08/23 12:01 AM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? 9.3x57   05/08/23 12:58 AM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? Vladymere   06/08/23 09:32 AM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? Nemo   06/08/23 04:30 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? Marrakai   06/08/23 05:21 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? 9.3x57   07/08/23 12:12 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? 9.3x57   07/08/23 12:29 PM
. * * Re: What is a Howdah RIFLE? 9.3x57   04/08/23 10:23 PM
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