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Capone's revolver

Bam! Al Capone's Revolver Goes Under The Gavel

IF NOTORIOUS GANGSTER AL CAPONE WERE ALIVE, NO DOUBT HE'D BE SHAKING HIS FIST AND ASKING THREATENINGLY, "YOU WANNA PIECE OF ME?"

The answer is yes.

The deceased Chicago mobster's revolver just sold for $109,080 at a Christie's auction in London.

Made in 1929, the Colt. 38 double-action revolver was left to Capone's brother Ralph 18 years later. It was sold to a private collector in 1990 by Ralph Capone's widow who included a sworn affidavit that was owned by her infamous brother-in-law.

"It's certainly had some shots fired through it, looking at the general condition," Howard Dixon, a Christie's arms specialist, told CNN. "One can suppose that, yes, it could have seen some action somewhere."

The gun went for less than the anticipated $113,00 it was expected to draw. Too bad they couldn't tie it to the Valentine's Day Massacre, in which seven members of a Northside Irish gang were slain reportedly on the order of Capone. No doubt, that would have sent the price sky-high.

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