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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indomitable water bearer originally made famous by Rudyard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