“A fella that carries a big-bore Sharps carbine might come in handy…...” – "Rooster" Cogburn, True Grit ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from True Grit 1969

"Rooster" Cogburn John Wayne

A fella that carries a big-bore Sharps carbine might come in handy… if we get jumped by elephants, or buffalo, or something.

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