Clark Gable and his love affair with long legged (Parker) Ladies

[JLoew]

The provenance letter states that he owned the gun, but does not say he ordered it new. Either way, the gun is exceedingly rare and interesting- and very pretty to boot.

[Drew Hause]

David: it would be incredibly painful, but a trip to the L.A. public library would likely be fruitful.
There were lots of Hollywood magazine in that era: Motion Picture, Modern Screen, Screen Guide, Picture Life, Movie Mirror, Movie Story, Movie Classics; and guns, shooting, and hunting were acceptable pastimes for Hollywood stars

Carole Lombard



"Skeet shooting is Hollywood's newest rage..."



Gable and John Barrymore in the Hollywood Hills

[Kensal Rise]

[QUOTE=Drew Hause;248719]... guns, shooting, and hunting were acceptable pastimes for Hollywood stars...


Were that only to be true TODAY! Another reason why I find myself watching TCM more and more...

[Drew Hause]

Another likely source, and only $14.25
Clark Gable, in Pictures : Candid Images of the Actor's Life by Chrystopher J. Spicer

https://www.ebay.com/p/Clark-Gable-i....c100005.m1851