Own Al Capone's Gun (for $100K)
By Chuck Sudo in News on Jun 20, 2011 1:00PM
Are you an Al Capone aficionado and have at least $80,000 in loose change laying around? You can own a .38 Special that was once the Devil's Right Hand for one Alphonse Gabriel Capone.
Famed auction house Christie's is auctioning Capone's "Police Positive" nickel-plated six-shot double-action revolver as part of a lot of "Antique Arms, Armour and Collectors' Firearms." It also comes with a letter from gun manufacturer Colt confirming that this was one of three "Police Positives" shipped to a Milwaukee hardware store in May 1929 and a sworn affidavit from Capone's sister-in-law, Madeleine Capone Morichetti, to confirm its authenticity.
The auction is on Wednesday.