ghost in the darkness? i think

[daniel collums]

the movie with val kilmer and michael douglas where the two lions are feeding on the railroad workers. the pistol that michael had does anyone know what it was?

 

[pargent]

A Howda or a cut down double .
Not sure it was a muzzleloader .

 

[MacRob46]

It was The Ghost And The Darkness. I never got a good enough look at the pistol to be certain but think it was a Howdah and probably a muzzle loader. Good movie.

 

[daniel collums]

like you i couldn't tell but i thought it was a tiger pistol.

 

[sumoj275]

IIRC, been a while since I saw the movie, the pistol was called a tiger pistol. Makes sense since he had hunted in India too.

 

[Oudoceus]

Yeah, I remember that movie. I slept with the lights on for about a month after I watched it.

 

[sumoj275]

I may see if my dad has it so I can watch it again. I love the movie for a couple reasons: Speed Enfield, The beautiful engraved Martini Henry, and the Tiger Pistol.......way too cool. I can see the draw of Colonial Africa during the 19th and early 20th century.

 

[mooman76]

Now that it's going through my head, I'm going to have to watch it again!

 

[Woods Dweller]

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[mtcurman]

Here are a couple pics of the Howdah used in the movie.. I always assumed it was a cartridge pistol and took the same cartridges his rifle took(which was common with Howdahs). However it looks like it's capped, so it could be a muzzleloader.