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Marrakai
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New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle
      28/11/07 01:58 AM

In my quest for the ultimate 12-bore heavy double rifle or magnum paradox, I always have time to stop along the way and smell the roses. Picked up this little gem during an interstate trip on the weekend, though it will be a couple of weeks before I take delivery.

12-bore Howdah Rifle by Cavanagh, converted from pinfire, possibly started life as a muzzle-loader. Folding express sights with no standing leaf, gold bead up front. Wedge fore-end attachment. Prowling tigers on the patch-box, bold scroll on the lock-plates and action bar. Short barrels, damascus with wide shallow slow-twist rifling, shiny bore with a couple of small stains which should improve. In need of TLC, but should be a good shooter with care.

...and cute as hell!









Now all I need is an elephant!
...and some tigers, of course!

I'll put a spread of better pics in the DR Photos & Archive forum when the gun arrives, and gets a clean-up.

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Marrakai
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* New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle Marrakai 28/11/07 01:58 AM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle mehulkamdar   28/11/07 05:20 PM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle Marrakai   28/11/07 08:43 PM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle degoins   28/11/07 11:29 PM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle DarylS   29/11/07 03:23 AM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle Yogi000   01/12/07 03:23 AM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle Bill_Cooley   03/12/07 01:30 PM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle dons   28/11/07 04:38 AM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle DarylS   28/11/07 05:06 AM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle tinker   28/11/07 04:03 PM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle CptCurlAdministrator   28/11/07 11:47 AM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle gatsby   28/11/07 02:23 AM
. * * Re: New Toy: 12-bore Howdah Rifle peter   28/11/07 02:55 AM

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