A mob hit! Al Capone's handgun expected to fetch over $100,000 at auction
He's the iconic gangster who ruled Chicago with an iron fist ... and now Al 'Scarface' Capone's gun could be yours.Here's Capone's .38:
The handgun, a nickel-plated Colt .38 Special is being auctioned by fine arts auction house Christie's on June 22. The gun currently belongs to a private collector and is expected to fetch more than $100,000.
(picture from link)
The interesting part is that I have a Colt very similar to that - it's the one my grandfather carried as a town cop for the better part of 40 years. Interesting, isn't it, that the same gun was carried by an Italian mobster - and an Italian police officer. Different life paths, tied together by a firearm. That's one of the things I love about this "gun thing" - firearms are working, functioning, usable pieces of history. I can drag my grandfather's Colt out of the safe, grab some .38 Special ammo off the shelf at the local gun store, and hit the range with a piece of history...
Karl mentions that if I got this .38, it'd match Capone's Caddy I posted earlier...
That is all.
3 comments:
Sell a gun???
(My precious.)
Jay, that is the 'new' collectible/investment market... guns!
Thankfully your family took the 'good' route :-)
Dunno, Old NFO. I think I'd have made a good enforcer...
*grins evilly*
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