Looks like a break-top webley circa 1900’s. But,if it works why not?
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India has ridiculous gun laws. (Story changed a little bit but close enough, to protect the family) I have an Indian friend who was high up on the political scale who had a neighbor family that had murdered his associates and threatened him. He was one of the few in the country that qualified for a pistol permit. He went through years of processes and finally was approved for a .32 caliber wheel gun that cost nearly $3000. He is only allowed a certain number of bullets and each bullet and casing must be accounted for by a police chief miles and miles away. He was only allowed to carry in certain areas as long as he reported to each region when he was there. In other words, after spending thousands to protect himself, his property, and his family it was still next to impossible and ended up being cheaper to hire a full time Sikh guard with an ancient 303 enfield.
When he visited in the USA I took him out to the shooting range and showed him an arsenal of guns available just in our neighborhood gun store and local gun club. He was amazed.
The pistol looked no more modern that the 1900 Webleys.