If you had the opportunity (and means) to acquire any famous/infamous rifle (or shotgun, I suppose) from history which would it be?
Oswald's Carcano (kinda creepy)?
Pattons Colts?
Bell's .275 Rigby?
My own choice would be this:
http://www.thegungeek.com/SGP/viewtopic.php?p=941#p494Unique, beautiful and enough power for any enraged, charging elk or deer!