2023年8月14日 · The .577 "Manstoppers" Emerging at the dawn of centerfire revolvers, extremely large bore English revolvers were intended to be the ultimate in big-­bore self-­defense cartridge arms.

Even the .577 Tanter revolver was too light to stop or even slow an angry tiger. Enter the double barrel (and sometimes four-barreled) howdah pistol. Made with a side or top lever, or the more common Jones patent underlever system, the break-open design could accommodate cartridges larger in diameter

2013年12月4日 · The .577 revolvers were made from the late 1860s (yes percussion ignition) until 1890. They were contemporary to the 15mm pinfire revolvers. Neither the .577 1 inch and the 15mm pinfire were as powerful as the double barrel “Howda” pistols of the day.

The howdah pistol was a large-calibre handgun, often with two or four barrels, used in Africa and India from the beginning of the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century during the British Empire era. It was intended for defence against lions, tigers and other dangerous wild animals that might be encountered in remote areas ...

The .577 Redhawk has performed flawlessly to date. Thanks to the weight reduction afforded by .577 chambers and bore, handling is light and quick. Recoil is substantial, much like a heavy .44 Magnum loading but without the bite and piercing report.

2022年2月13日 · The .577 propelled the 400 grain bullet at a speed of 725 feet per second. The cartridge was designed with low velocity, but large mass. Initially designed for British serviceman stationed in the faraway lands of the British Empire like India and Africa, the Manstopper was created to deal with large threats, whether on two legs or four.

2022年5月10日 · The greatest manstopper revolvers of all time were the .577 revolvers of Victorian England. Due to the enormous size of their cartridge they were made with 5 shot cylinders which still dwarfed other revolvers then and now. They are called .577 caliber guns because they chambered cartridges made from cut down .577-.450 cases.

2019年4月4日 · Pushing approximately a 400 grain bullet at about 725 fps, these 5-shot revolvers were made as last-ditch “stopping” guns in case of attack by large animals, and most of them were taken to India during the Victorian period. This one was made in Belgium, and then retailed by Thomas Wilson in London.

The .577 Revolver is a large-caliber revolver cartridge of British origin that was developed in 1868. By 1868, William Tranter was well aware of firearms development in Britain, having had several governmental contracts for gun components and complete rifles with an established, well-regarded firearms business, mainly in handguns.

2017年4月24日 · .577 breech loading double barrel, side lever howdah pistol by W. & J. Kavanagh, Dublin, Circa 1870. Note the extensive checkering on the pistol grip and fore-end; this is a handgun that will need a firm slip free grip to reliably deal …