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The '''Howdah Pistol''' is a term referring to several different types of 19th-century large-caliber multi-barrel handguns. They were developed by the British hunters in India for close range, last ditch, defense against tigers and other dangerous game. Many different English gun makers produced Howdah-style handguns.
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A very powerful multi-barrel barrel handgun developed by the British hunters in India for close range, last ditch, defense against Tigers and other dangerous game. Many different English gun makers produced Howdah style handguns. The three examples shown are by Alexander Henry, Lancaster, and Holland & Holland. A Howdah was the basket that hunters rode in on top of elephants in India. Tigers were known to climb up the elephant to reach the hunters in the Howdah. At such close range a long barreled rifle was less than effective. The Howdah Pistol was perfect for such a close and dangerous scenario. They typically had two or four barrels, though three barreled models were also made. The double barrel models can be found in either the side by side or over and under configuration. Howdah pistols were massive, powerful and delivered a hell of a wallop at both ends. However it was believed that in a life and death situation heavy recoil would not be noticed. Howdahs were also carried and used by British officers in many of England's colonial conflicts during the 19th century. At that time revolvers were considered to be not very mechanically reliable and many British officers were less than impressed with the stopping power of the 36 caliber ball that the Colt Navy revolver fired. The heavy lead slugs fired by the Howdah pistols were very powerful and considered to be just the thing for either a charging tiger or a charging native (remember it was the 19th century, a time of empire and imperial wars) at close range. Howdahs are now very collectible.
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A Howdah was the basket that hunters rode in on top of elephants in India. Tigers were known to climb up the elephant to reach the hunters in the Howdah. At such close range, a long barreled rifle was less than effective. The Howdah Pistol was perfect for such a close and dangerous scenario. They typically had two or four barrels, though three barreled models were also made. The double barrel models can be found in either the side-by-side or over and under configuration.
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Howdah Pistols are massive, powerful, and delivered a hell of a wallop at both ends. However, it was believed that in a life and death situation, heavy recoil would not be noticed. Howdahs were also carried and used by British officers in many of England's colonial conflicts during the 19th century. At that time, revolvers were considered to be not very mechanically reliable and many British officers were less than impressed with the stopping power of the .36 caliber ball that the [[Colt 1851 Navy|Colt Navy]] revolver fired. The heavy lead slugs fired by the Howdah Pistols were very powerful and considered to be just the thing for either a charging tiger or a charging native (remember it was the 19th century, a time of empire and imperial wars) at close range. Nowadays, Howdahs are very collectible.
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The three examples shown on this page are by Alexander Henry, Lancaster, and Holland & Holland.
  
 
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| rowspan=3|''[[The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle (Der Würger von Schloß Blackmoor)|The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle]]'' || [[Harry Riebauer]] || Inspector Jeff Mitchell || rowspan=3| || rowspan=3|1963
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| Walter Giller || Lord Edgar Blackmoor
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| ''[[The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly]]''|| || || Seen in gun store || 1966
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| ''[[The Three Fat Men (Tri tolstyaka)]]'' || [[Aleksey Batalov]] || Tibul || || 1966
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| ''Buck and the Preacher'' || [[Sidney Poitier]] || Buck || || 1972
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| ''[[Almanzor's Rings (Koltsa Almanzora)]]'' || [[Mikhail Kononov]] || Zenziver || Over and Under || 1978
 
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| [[Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, The|The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly]]||.||.||.|| 1966
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| ''[[Necronomicon]]'' || Millie Perkins || Lena || . || 1993
 
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| [[Buck and the Preacher|Buck and the Preacher]]||[[Sidney Poitier]]||[[Buck]]||.|| 1972
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| rowspan=2|''[[The Ghost and the Darkness]]'' ||[[Michael Douglas]] || Remington || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1996
 
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| [[Val Kilmer]] || Colonel Patterson
 
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| [[Ghost and the Darkness, The| The Ghost and the Darkness]] ||[[Val Kilmer]] || Colonel Patterson || . || 1996
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| ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]''|| [[Hans Matheson]] || Lord Coward  || || 2009
 
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| rowspan=2|''[[The Duelist (Duelyant)]]'' || [[Pyotr Fyodorov]] || Pyotr Yakovlev || Over and Under || rowspan=2|2016
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| ''[[Fatman]]'' || [[Marianne Jean-Baptiste]] || Ruth || || 2020
 
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| ''[[Pathologic]]''||"Sawn-Off Shotgun"||Over and under w/ exposed hammers, depicted as a shotgun|| 2005
 
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| [[Assassin's Creed Syndicate]]||Lancaster 4 Barrel|| || 2015
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| ''[[Assassin's Creed Syndicate]]''||"Lancaster 4 Barrel"||Lancaster 4-barreled || 2015
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| ''[[Battlefield 1]]''||"Howdah Pistol" ||Lancaster 4-barreled|| 2016
 
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Latest revision as of 01:51, 13 December 2023

Alexander Henry Howdah - .577 pistol.
Holland & Holland Side by Side Howdah pistol
Lancaster Over and Under Howdah pistol - .476 CF

The Howdah Pistol is a term referring to several different types of 19th-century large-caliber multi-barrel handguns. They were developed by the British hunters in India for close range, last ditch, defense against tigers and other dangerous game. Many different English gun makers produced Howdah-style handguns.

A Howdah was the basket that hunters rode in on top of elephants in India. Tigers were known to climb up the elephant to reach the hunters in the Howdah. At such close range, a long barreled rifle was less than effective. The Howdah Pistol was perfect for such a close and dangerous scenario. They typically had two or four barrels, though three barreled models were also made. The double barrel models can be found in either the side-by-side or over and under configuration.

Howdah Pistols are massive, powerful, and delivered a hell of a wallop at both ends. However, it was believed that in a life and death situation, heavy recoil would not be noticed. Howdahs were also carried and used by British officers in many of England's colonial conflicts during the 19th century. At that time, revolvers were considered to be not very mechanically reliable and many British officers were less than impressed with the stopping power of the .36 caliber ball that the Colt Navy revolver fired. The heavy lead slugs fired by the Howdah Pistols were very powerful and considered to be just the thing for either a charging tiger or a charging native (remember it was the 19th century, a time of empire and imperial wars) at close range. Nowadays, Howdahs are very collectible.

The three examples shown on this page are by Alexander Henry, Lancaster, and Holland & Holland.

The Howdah Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle Harry Riebauer Inspector Jeff Mitchell 1963
Stephan Schwartz Philip
Walter Giller Lord Edgar Blackmoor
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb on the walls of Gen. Ripper's office 1964
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Seen in gun store 1966
The Three Fat Men (Tri tolstyaka) Aleksey Batalov Tibul 1966
Buck and the Preacher Sidney Poitier Buck 1972
Almanzor's Rings (Koltsa Almanzora) Mikhail Kononov Zenziver Over and Under 1978
Necronomicon Millie Perkins Lena . 1993
The Ghost and the Darkness Michael Douglas Remington 1996
Val Kilmer Colonel Patterson
Sherlock Holmes Hans Matheson Lord Coward 2009
The Duelist (Duelyant) Pyotr Fyodorov Pyotr Yakovlev Over and Under 2016
Side by side, seen in gun store
Fatman Marianne Jean-Baptiste Ruth 2020

Video Games

Title Appears as Note Date
Pathologic "Sawn-Off Shotgun" Over and under w/ exposed hammers, depicted as a shotgun 2005
Assassin's Creed Syndicate "Lancaster 4 Barrel" Lancaster 4-barreled 2015
Battlefield 1 "Howdah Pistol" Lancaster 4-barreled 2016


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