Al Capone's 45 auto up for sale ...

[Allen]

Not unusual at all for military guns to be mis-matched, but highly unusual for commercial guns, regardless of ownership.

It's a custom gun. Look at it. It may have been a gift, Capone may have told some smith what he wanted done to it or he bought it like it is. The rear sight could have been a prototype before Micro went into business. Capone's son may have changed it out later.

Capones car was made into a "bullet proof" car with thick glass and other reinforcements. It was altered from what came from the factory too.

What the hell difference does it make ????

[Johnny P]

By the time Capone got out of prison syphilis had destroyed a portion of his brain and he functioned at the level of a 8 or 9 year old. The work on the pistol shown dates to after 1939, like at least 10 years or so.

Think his car was like the one Johnny Cash sung about?

[Allen]

Perhaps only the rear sight.

Capone's son, Sonny, liked guns too. Perhaps he played with it, changed the sight and added the trigger shoe. Doesn't matter in the least.

The gun was sold because of who owned it, not it's originality.

[dryheat]

Gene Autry shouold have signed his name on 100 pairs of boots.

[Johnny P]

Perhaps just don't cut the mustard when you are paying that much for questionable merchandise.

[Allen]

As said before, whoever paid near $1 million for it must be pleased.

[Johnny P]

Which changes nothing about it being a mix of parts.

[Allen]

Which changes nothing about it being Al Capones gun and being completely irrelevant to the matter.

[jon_norstog]

I saw that recently. BBC News? In with the closet queens was a kind of beat-up Colt Police Positive Special with ratty nickel plating. I'm thinking THAT was Capone's gun. If it sold it wasn't for any million dollars.

jn

[dogtag]

I bought Geronimo's AR15 for a song. Helluva bargain.

[Johnny P]

Alleged to be Al Capone's gun. No guarantee.

[dryheat]

Wasn't there another criminal who's tomb or safe was opened? It was Ronaldo's show. Actually, it is probably totally real. A nickel peeling .38 could have been handles by the rich and famous. Just nickel just didn't seem to be done well a hundred yrs. ago. Wait, I have a nickel plated S&W from the 70's. OK,insurance covers it. What insurance you ask?
Now for you real history buffs. I said buffs. There was a photograph found about ten or more yrs. ago or so. OK, it was a shot taken by an early photographer that shows a mule in a corral. Yup, a mule in a corral.
What was great about the photo was, that it coincided with 1880's Tombstone. It was the real thing. Photography beats metallurgy. HA
Oh, and I doubt that said photo stirred up a million dollars. The Cowboy days are over. Well, it has it's spurts. It ain't pretty.