Another Howdah

[fernando]

May i come in ?
I was convinced that the ramrod swivel system was useful and due in any circumstance ... not just Naval or other. You could loose your rod, not necessarily when reloading, but whilst you carried the gun with its muzzle facing the ground, as it would slip through its pipe. More a question of loosing it without noticing than droping it during loading operation.
Pistols in general were carried pointing down, and so were carbines, including cavalry ones.
Fernando