Al Capone's favorite gun up for auction Colt 1911

[Dressed to Kill]

Al Capone's "Favorite" .45 Auto

Colt Model 1911 semi-automatic pistol. Partial serial number C 837. Cal .45 refinished at the time of engraving.Provenance: Al Capone to Mae Capone to Sonny Capone to his daughters, uninterrupted. We do not sell post 1898 firearms to California reside...

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[Picton]

Pretty cool, actually.

Wonder if Geraldo will buy it. He's been looking for Al Capone's shit for decades.

 

[Rockrivr1]

That is going to fetch a very pretty penny!

 

[BigTimber]

10X estimated. Not bad.

 

[BigTimber]

That is going to fetch a very pretty penny!

1 million for a 45 is pretty good lol. I wonder what pattons would go for?

 

[Zappa]

Capone likely owned a lot of guns, how do we know if this one was really his "favorite" gun ???

 

[Broc Tuah]

Capone likely owned a lot of guns, how do we know if this one was really his "favorite" gun ???

It most likely wasn't.

 

[Picton]

Capone likely owned a lot of guns, how do we know if this one was really his "favorite" gun ???

Well, we know because the auction's marketing materials said so. Duh.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Pretty cool, actually.

Wonder if Geraldo will buy it. He's been looking for Al Capone's shit for decades.

This was my first thought. Will Geraldo buy it? LOL

I still laugh at his spat with Kittansett in Marion. He lives(d?) on the back side of the course on the water. They wouldn't let him join. So he'd land his helliyo-chopper on the fairway. They got pissed. He got pissed. I believe after a while they let him in and now he's "the man" over there or something. Please. I enjoyed the pissing match more. I knew the groundskeeper back then. We're talking 25 or so years ago. (Gosh - that guy's gotta be dead!) He was PIII-IIII-IIIISSSED! Both sides just wouldn't back down. Great stuff.

 

[Palladin]

October 08, 2021 06:00 PM PDT Annex

past tense.......went for $1M

 

[MAGA99]

Capone likely owned a lot of guns, how do we know if this one was really his "favorite" gun ???

Salesman says so!! Must be true!!

 

[tuna]

Capone likely owned a lot of guns, how do we know if this one was really his "favorite" gun ???

Doesn't seem very worn. Probably all his guns were safe queens and he had his torpedoes do his dirty work.