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tinker
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Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577
02/07/08 02:04 PM

Kc

What you have there is a Howdah Pistol
Howdah Pistols are compact, big caliber pistols designed around rifle actions, which were intended as primary backup for hunters who rode on the backs of elephant.
The elephant would be outfitted with a special, great big saddle called a Howdah. The hunters from time to time would get attacked by tigers, jumping aboard the elephant to attack the men.
The Howdah Pistol packed two quick hits of seriously hard hitting defense against such an attack.

The pistol shown above appears to have been refinished -- not necessarily a bad thing -- not necessarily a good thing either.

Better photos would very much be appreciated.
Can we see the top rib, the barrel and action flats, the lockplates, the trigger guard, and a shot down the bores please?

These things are awfully cool, we like them, and we want to see as much of this pistol you're showing here as we can.

Here's an old percussion howdah I used to own.

--Tinker

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Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	kcordell	02/07/08 01:29 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	02/07/08 01:46 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	02/07/08 01:41 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	kcordell	02/07/08 01:52 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	02/07/08 02:31 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	kcordell	02/07/08 02:43 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	02/07/08 02:49 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	CptCurl	02/07/08 09:48 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	peter	02/07/08 10:17 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	DarylS	03/07/08 01:21 AM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	NitroX	03/07/08 11:42 AM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	NitroX	03/07/08 11:44 AM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	03/07/08 01:59 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	MacNaughton360	11/07/08 10:30 AM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	11/07/08 06:44 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	CptCurl	12/07/08 06:02 AM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	kcordell	03/07/08 02:36 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	03/07/08 02:46 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	gatsby	03/07/08 03:37 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	03/07/08 04:03 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	Nakihunter	03/07/08 07:41 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	04/07/08 01:11 AM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	CptCurl	08/07/08 11:07 AM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	Mike_Bailey	08/07/08 06:08 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	09/07/08 05:38 AM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	CptCurl	09/07/08 12:23 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	09/07/08 12:54 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	Mike_Bailey	09/07/08 05:12 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	09/07/08 06:10 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	CptCurl	09/07/08 08:56 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	tinker	02/07/08 02:04 PM
Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577	kcordell	02/07/08 02:27 PM

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