Clark Gable’s DHE 20ga

[Drew Hause]

October 1941 and discussion https://www.doublegunshop.com/forums...&Number=566298



Brief film of Gable & Lombard hunting at 4:30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR6NiBMRnD8

[Drew Hause]

Gable gave Carole Lombard a 20g Crown grade Smith SN 170967, FwEOBV, 28" barrels as a wedding present March 29, 1939. The gun was completed on 1/16/39 and shipped the same day to Harper and Reynolds, Los Angeles.



In 1940 Gable gave Carole a 20g O/U by Erich Klebe
https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...runder-shotgun

[Twoatlow8]

Clark with a 32 Remington.

[todd allen]

Originally Posted by Drew Hause

Gable gave Carole Lombard a 20g Crown grade Smith SN 170967, FwEOBV, 28" barrels as a wedding present March 29, 1939. The gun was completed on 1/16/39 and shipped the same day to Harper and Reynolds, Los Angeles.



In 1940 Gable gave Carole a 20g O/U by Erich Klebe
https://www.rockislandauction.com/de...runder-shotgun

Looks like they had good taste in dogs as well!

[Drew Hause]

Gable, his Parker, and Jimmy Robinson
Robinson published an article in Sports Afield in 1939 "A Duck Hunt With Clark Gable", which was included in his 40 Years of Hunting published in 1947
http://www.geocities.ws/cactus_st/ar...article58.html

Interesting pad. Is that his A1??

[Drew Hause]

Josh sold the 32" 28g BHE
https://www.gunsinternational.com/gu...n_id=101095992

Post from 2005 claiming that the Lombard DHE was restored c. 1990
http://smith-wessonforum.com/lounge/...#post140560075