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Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?
27/02/14 11:50 AM

Similar questions asked on African Hunting

Answers.:
• The rifles used were .423 Mauser (10.75 x 68), .375 Mannlicher Schoenauer (9.5x57) & .577 NE Manton & co.

• I have it on good authority that the bolt action seen in the movie (1950) is a Rigby Mauser 400/350 (rimmed version) which was later autioned by MGM and is pictured in a Peterson pulblication many years later being fired by its then owner. Beautiful old gun, but is technically incorrect (1898 action) and I believe movie dates tale as 1893. Large bore underlever hammer gun used on elephant at beginning is I believe a 12 or 10 bore black powder gun. Stewart Granger used a Westley Richards double (.577 I believe) to take his own elephant during filming.

• Reference for the Rigby 400/350 used in King Soloman's Mines (1950) is Guns & Ammo 1984, pg. 126, "The First Magnum Mausers," by Jack Lott. Pictured is the movie gun (although mis-captioned as a Whitworth) being fired by its owner, one John A. Feyk, who purchased it at an M.G.M studio auction where it was sold as the movie gun used by Stewart Granger. In the article Lott lists some loads used by Feyk and chronographed in its 26-inch barrel. I don't know what was paid, but it was surely a bargain!

Photos from some of the various film versions over the years.

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Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	Westley375	26/02/14 10:05 AM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	Rockdoc	26/02/14 12:23 PM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	CHAPUISARMES	27/02/14 11:50 AM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	Igorrock	27/02/14 02:47 PM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	fuhrmann	27/02/14 09:26 PM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	CHAPUISARMES	28/02/14 09:56 AM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	NitroX	28/02/14 10:47 PM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	NitroX	28/02/14 10:49 PM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	xausa	28/02/14 11:05 PM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	tinker	01/03/14 11:54 AM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	rigbymauser	28/02/14 07:47 AM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	Sarg	02/03/14 09:10 AM
Re: Stuart Granger's Gun In King Solomen"s Mine ?	Oldbrit	28/02/14 08:29 AM

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