This was taken in Rwanda, Central Africa in 1920. Prince Wilhelm of Sweden—little brother of the Crown Prince—set out on a zoological expedition to the jungles in the center of the Dark Continent to collect specimens of wildlife for scientific purposes. Rwanda was a part of Belgian Congo and the entire colony was the personal property of King Leopold of Belgium, making him one of the biggest landowners of all time. Despite the blue blood in his veins, it took a while for the Prince to get through all of the red tape and special permission from the Belgian colonial authorities to kill 14 gorillas. “One on each volcano,” as the license stated.

A huge entourage of field biologists, hunting friends, local bearers, and even a movie photographer followed the Prince on this hunting adventure (aka scientific expedition), and they managed to collect hundreds of samples of the wildlife that crossed their path. Wilhelm did most of the collecting with the magnificent Rigby Mauser leaning against the silverback in the photo.

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Shotgun – pith helmet and gummy boots

Posing with the hunting trophy
Congo
Photographer unknown
Jacques Coppens standing right
Found in Oostakker

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