From the June 23rd Chicago Tribune.
Here in Chicagoland, practically every place standing in the 1920s was visited by Al Capone at least once in his life.
Well, last week his gun got $109,000 at Christie's Auction June 22nd.
That would be a Colt .38 revolver which, according to Colt records, was made in May 1929, just a few months after the famous St. Valentine's Day Massacre. So, he couldn't have used it there, even if he had been there.
It was expected to get between $81,000 and $113,000 and was sold by a private collector who had a personal letter from the widow of Al's brother Ralph Capone confirming that the gun had "previously belonged to and was only used by Al Capone while he was alive."
The anonymous successful buyer bid online.
Al Slept Here and Shot Here. --Cooter
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