Pedersoli Howdah Hunter for sale $416. 49 - In Stock It's essentially a replica of the old English double barrel 4 Gauge pistols used by the British in India for hunting big game, particularly tigers The original guns are prized among collectors today because of their elegance and impressive firepower
Pedersoli Howdah: Classic Firearms Reproduction It was the double-barreled Howdah pistol, a handgun that had evolved over more than a century throughout Europe To those in the Old West, it would have resembled a small sawed-off shotgun But in the Old World the Howdah pistol had become something of a legend
howdah - Wiktionary, the free dictionary howdah (plural howdahs) An ornate carriage which is positioned on the back of elephants or occasionally other animals, used most often in the past for rich people who travelled in India via elephant