Any information on double barrel pistol?

[F.G. Ford]

All of you fellows are entirely wrong!
The Howdah pistols were " NOT" to be used to shoot lions climbing up an elephant to the howdah.
It was for the hunter atop of the Howdah, to shoot himself, prior to the lion chewing on him.
The second barrel was in case the first barrel did no go off. :rotf:
Now you have been educated! :stir:
Fred

 

[satx78247]

Except for possibly a few in zoos, I doubt that there was a single LION in British India. - Otoh, there were numerous TIGERS & PANTHERS (As Indians & colonials called the local leopards.) there.

Btw, the MUNIR LEOPARDESS "took" over 400 humans over her about 5-year "reign of terror", according to Indian Army records.
(Her killing of humans ended in 1858, though the cause of the end of her terrorizing the local people is unknown. - My guess is that she died of disease or old age.)

yours, satx

 

[john wilson]

Diplomatic as ever,is that you up there with the sun hat and the blazer? Bloody tiger spilled the gin sling, damned annoying, had to go!