Comments
The gun belonging to one of America’s most notorious gangsters is going up on the auction block and is expected to fetch upto $ 15,000.
Al Capone’s Colt .25-caliber semi-automatic vest pocket pistol will be among the items included in the ‘American Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawman’ sale organised by RR Auctions, the Daily Mail reported.
Al Capone, a crime boss who smuggled alcohol throughout the US during the Prohibition-era, had given the gun to one of his bootleggers for personal protection.
The piece is estimated to sell from $ 10,000 to $ 15,000 at the live auction, which will be held on September 30 in Nashua, New Hampshire.
Other items in the RR Auctions sale will include Al Capone’s deposition after an assassination attempt on Al Capone’s mentor Johnny Torrio in 1925.
He and Johnny Torrio were leaders of a Chicago gang, embroiled in a turf battle with rival gangs.
In the 50-page document Chicago police interrogated Al Capone about his whereabouts during the shooting.
The deposition could be sold for up to $ 100,000, the organisers expect.
“The historic significance of these signed documents cannot be understated, especially given the subject matter at hand and at such a critical time responsible for Al Capone’s ascension as Chicago’s undisputed crime boss,” Bobby Livingston was quoted as saying by the paper.
Additionally, interested buyers can bid on a handwritten musical score written by an imprisoned Al Capone, titled ‘Madonna Mia’
The love song was written about his wife, Mae, while he was incarcerated at the infamous Alcatraz Federal Prison, in San Francisco in the 1930s.
In 2011, another firearm belonging to Al Capone had yielded an eye-popping offer at an auction.
Al Capone’s Colt .38, that came with a letter signed by Al Capone’s sister-in-law confirming its authenticity, sold for over $ 1,00,000 at a Christie’s Sale in London.
Comments
Comments
Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments.
We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of TheHindu Businessline and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.