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tinker
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Re: Jos. Lang Howdah in .577
03/07/08 02:46 PM

Kc-

I'd say Howdah pistols are in a similar class as very large bore (8+) double rifles when it comes to how often they come up for sale, possibly more rare.
I just don't know what the build ratios were vs rifles and shotguns, but I have a sense that a lot of howdah pistols ended up in India, rotting in the hot humidity with the help from highly corrosive primers and hygroscopic blackpowder residue, tucked into belts against the sweaty bellies of preoccupied hunters.

I can imagine that there were *a lot more* howdahs lost in the jungle than rifles or shotguns too.

Note yours has a lanyard ring.
The lanyard ring isn't very common.
More often I see either ornate grip caps or compartment grip caps.
That lanyard ring may well be the only reason you have the opportunity to show this one off to us this week!

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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
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