Stopping power to halt an angry tiger

In the days of the British Raj there was no shortage of would-be shikaris hoping to bag a tiger in India. At the same time plenty of London gunsmiths were ready to supply them with all the fire-power they could persuade them to buy.

One of the perceived requisites was a howdah pistol, or preferably a pair of howdah pistols. These…

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