Zulu Dawn:“Excuse me, my Lord, there's something I must convey to you. I rode along the track down to Rorke's Drift. The sky above is red with fire. Your orders my Lord? Do we move to the drift?”
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Chelms The original Cape Gun offered the hunter a choice, Holland and Holland advertised both Shotgun/Large bore rifle or Double barrelled rifle, in both .450/577 or more usually in .470" or .500" Nitro Express.
These were side by sides, put it plainly if you have a Bull Rhino running full pelt toward you, it gave you a second chance.........!.
I had the chance to fire a double .500" by Purdey at our range, I was advised the first round gives you a nosebleed, the second detaches your retina.......... I went for one shot.
A sore shoulder!, Most of these guns had what was know as express sights, these were small graduated flip up panels, from 300-50 yards, a Lion with an attitude can do 100 yards quickly, so you needed to have the trajectory correct!
Interstingly the gun is advertised in .450/577 government issue, which does point to being aimed as an officers "toy". It was commonplace,In the Sudan in 1884 Col Burnaby of the Blues and Royals armed himself with a shotgun, that didn't stop getting the chop ar Abu Klea.
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