Boweevil23
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A friend has asked me to hopefully identify this old Howdah pistol. The only markings on it is the number 6 on the bottom of the barrels, same 6 on the frame and inside the wooden grips. It is obviously chambered for a metallic cartridge and the bore measures .500. The barrels are rifled and a curious thing is that the barrels don't appear to be seperate and soldered together to the upper and lower ribs, rather, everything (barrels and ribs) all appear to be one casting and then the surfaces machined. Another thing that makes me think they are cast is that there are several tiny holes into the material (almost like tiny worm holes) like I have seen in some cast iron. No proof marks of any kind. My thinking at this point is that it's probably late 1800's (metallic cartridge and boxlock) possibly India or Pakistan. Can anyone share any more insight or opinions on this old curio?