They made Howdah pistols like the ones below; in house. These are in my collection. One is a Williams and Powell, Liverpool. The other is a William Parker, London. They were originally used as a last resort when hunting tigers in Howdah seats mounted on elephants. Some had rifled barrels others did not. The usual load was a ball and a shot charge in the other barrel. They shot first with a rifle but if they missed the tigers were known to climb into the seat. Later, this type of pistol was adopted by British officers. The Adams was probably finished, engraved and fitted in the case by Purdey or retailed / exported by them. This was a standard practice at the time; marking others guns if sold or finished by another maker.
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