Firearm of large caliber for hunting elephant and other large game
For other uses, see Elephant gun (disambiguation).
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Elephant gun
Type
Hunting rifle
(Limited military usage)
Service history
Wars
World War I
African campaigns of World War II
Theodore Roosevelt with a Holland & Holland double rifle in .500/450 Nitro and bagged elephant.[1]
An elephant gun is a large caliber gun, rifled or smoothbore, originally developed for use by big-game hunters for elephant and other large game. Elephant guns were black powder muzzle-loaders at first, then black powder express rifles, then later used smokeless powder cartridges.
^Metesh, T. Logan (October 12, 2022). "ROOSEVELT'S LEGENDARY DOUBLE RIFLE, THE 'BIG STICK,' UP CLOSE". Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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