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Clint Eastwood's Iconic MP40 Found?
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December 15, 2024
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11:32Now PlayingIn 2017, in a sleepy English town, a man handed in a gun to the local police. It was an MP40, and the man claimed it had been used by Clint Eastwood in the famous 1968 war film 'Where Eagles Dare'. A press storm followed - but was it Eastwood's MP40? I try and crack the case with the help of some famous experts...
Special thanks to Jim Dowdall and Dr. Jonathan Ferguson for their kind assistance during the researching of this programme.
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Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a wellknown British historian, the author of 22 nonfiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at
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Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; Francis Hawkins; Jim Dowdall; The Full 9; Ken Grainger; Jonathan Ferguson; Avon & Somerset Police; Clint Eastwood Archive; Internet Movie Firearms Database; Somerset Live; The Sun; The Mirror; New York Daily Post
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