The Galleries
- Robert E. Petersen Collection
- Ancient Firearms - 1350 to 1700
- Road to American Liberty - 1700 to 1780
- A Prospering New Republic - 1780 to 1860
- A Nation Asunder - 1861 to 1865
- The American West - 1850 to 1900
- Innovation, Oddities and Competition
- Theodore Roosevelt and Elegant Arms - 1880s to 1920s
- World War I and Firearms Innovation
- WWII, Korea, Vietnam and Beyond - 1940 to Present
- For the Fun of It
- Modern Firearms - 1950 to Present
- Hollywood Guns
Gunga Din (1939)
Gunga Din (1939)
Colt Gatling Gun - .45-70 caliber
Originally from the venerable J. S. Stembridge Gun
Rentals at
Paramount Studios, this Colt manufactured Gatling gun was used in
numerous films, including the 1939 classic Gunga Din
starring Cary Grant, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., and Sam Jaffe as the
indomitable water bearer originally made famous by Rudyard
Kipling.
Loaned by the Estate of Robert E. Petersen