Yes, it is illegal today in nearly every African country, but fascinating history.
(Selous did his elephant hunting with a black powder 4 bore smooth bore: when it went off it used to give him a nose bleed! He got a .303 towards the end of his life and commented that he would have used it for everything if he had had one earlier.)
I am always tempted to get a .375 Holland and Holland, just so I can have an "African" gun. One in a Ruger No.1 single shot would be appropriate.
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