<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">howdah pistols</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>pistols by function</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>hunting guns</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>pistols, saddle</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>saddle pistol</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>saddle pistols</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>saddle-pistols</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>howdah pistol</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pistols, howdah</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Very heavy pistols intended for use by big game hunters when attacked by wounded animals, and carried on a saddle or howdah. ]]></note></mads>