Double Barrel Pistol

[musketman]

This gun means buisness...

It's a heavy double barrel percussion 16 bore holster pistol by Tipping & Lawden, London, 8" twist barrels and swivel ramrod, London proof marks, circa. 1850...

Looks a lot like a sawed off shotgun... :winking:

 

[Protrucker]

I'll bet that's a handfull to hang on to!

 

[shmrck1]

FitP,
that would be my thought also!! hellava defence gun
though!
snake-eyes eace:

 

[Rat]

At one time before the revolvers took over, the dbl barrel pistols were very popular and widely used. You just never see them in the movies.

Rat

 

[Rebel]

It loks like one that one of the manufacturers sold back in the 70's. I think they called it a Corsair. Would make a great close range personal defense gun. Maybe a ball in one side and shot in the other. There ya go Rat, your Bear and Grouse gun. ::

 

[Rat]

Yeah! THAT'S what I'm talking about!!

Rat

 

[Keith]

A howdah. Popular with officer's in Her Majesty's Army. It was useful as a backup when hunting with the Raji and a tiger tries to bite, or against Afghanis on the North West Frontier. I believe they used ball almost to the exclusion of shot.

 

Holy cow , Musketman , that pistol is sweeeeet ! I gotta have one , or two , maybe , one for each hand :: . :thumbsup:

 

[flaming canvas]

A howdah. Popular with officer's in Her Majesty's Army. It was useful as a backup when hunting with the Raji and a tiger tries to bite, or against Afghanis on the North West Frontier. I believe they used ball almost to the exclusion of shot.

They acquired the name howdah pistol during the Civil War. An officer from Virginia fired one and promptly asked

"How dah HELL do you hold on to this thing?"

 

[musketman]

Holy cow , Musketman , that pistol is sweeeeet ! I gotta have one , or two , maybe , one for each hand :: . :thumbsup:

Yea, could you imagine this looking at you if'n you be a wrabbit?

 

[ald55437]

Holy cow , Musketman , that pistol is sweeeeet ! I gotta have one , or two , maybe , one for each hand :: . :thumbsup:

Yea, could you imagine this looking at you if'n you be a wrabbit?

This, ladies and gentlemen is NOT an example of gun safety. :nono:

 

[JeffS]

lmao! Lumbering, my thoughts exactly. This is a view you arent supposed to see. :nono: ::

Jeff

 

Holy cow , Musketman , that pistol is sweeeeet ! I gotta have one , or two , maybe , one for each hand :: . :thumbsup:

Yea, could you imagine this looking at you if'n you be a wrabbit?

This, ladies and gentlemen is NOT an example of gun safety. :nono:

It's the Village Idiot national pistol champion! :grin:

CP :blah:

 

[davy]

The last site Billy Clanton saw when he went to the OK Corral
to saddle his hoss that mornin .. his comments were somthin
like " oh ... jeezzz ..... " :shocked2:

:rotf:

Davy

 

[omgb]

Lets suppose for a minute (hypothetically of course) that someone once upon a time cut back a Stevens 311 in 12 GA. lets also suppose that said gun was test fired at some targets of opportunity. I would imagine that said gun would recoil a huge amount and tend to want to rotate out of the shooters hand. So lets also suppose that any attempt to hit anything with it ultimately required a two-handed grip. lets also suppose that the gun worked best with heavy loads of BBs and that it was actually used once to dispatch a coyote in a trap. I'll bet that at 12 feet it really hit him hard and scared the manure out of the guy standing next to the shooter with all of the flame and noise.

 

[Old Ironsights]

Well, if this isn't a prime example of Gravedigging, I don't know what is.

OTOH, y'all have all seen this before, but I don't care.

Behold, the .73 (12ga) Howda. A recent creation of Roy, so that I may injure myself. :rotf:

 

[davy]

That Roy .. heza trublesome sort fer shore! :thumbsup: :rotf:

Davy

 

[Roy]

That Roy .. heza trublesome sort fer shore! :thumbsup: :rotf:

Davy

who me?

 

[faw3]

Am I not seeing this thing all I got first posting is a red X , farther down a muzzle view, saying that wasnt one of those in the movie about the 2 lions? Also I got a tape I did off some tv gun show with a old guy with glasses and a 12 twin and some other guy with a Casull? (is that spelled right0 anyway they rade guns and the guy thats has the 12 shoots the C and no big deal while the C owner acts like the 1 shot out of the old twin was going to break his wrist,couldnt give it back fast enough , I just about sh.. :rotf: so hard at the wimp with the Cat. To end this following omgbs post lets say ya was in south america some years back and wanted to break contact with some guys in the bush trying to AK you, and this buddy of mine had this old Mod 97 Wins 12g with a 9" barrel, held 2 in the mag,1 up and ready,you just held one hand on top and the trigger hand around a 1 1/2" wood stump to fire, and thats why Im still here today....hey its just a story. FRED :hmm:

 

[gmww]

That gun is beautiful. Be a great last ditch back up gun on a bear. :shocked2: