Little bit o’ history.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gal ... n-pictures
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i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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3I'd give that a hard pass...I wouldn't want anything connected to that piece of shit.
“I think there’s a right-wing conspiracy to promote the idea of a left-wing conspiracy”
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i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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5Yeah, that's two of my favorite pistols. The .380 has the wrong grips by many decades.
“I think there’s a right-wing conspiracy to promote the idea of a left-wing conspiracy”
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6Same here, admiring their beauty not who used it.lurker wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:09 pm i'm just admiring the hardware, i don't care about the previous owner.
Same as I did years ago when I saw Hitler's Mercedes-Benz limo that he used in many parades. IIRC he had three limos made, about 5 tons each, I remember seeing the paperwork. They were basically hand made. It was so bullet proof that mileage was calculated in how many gallons per mile it used. Also saw one of Capone's cars with a hole in the floor to pour nails or oil to stop chasing vehicles. I admired the vehicles, not the owners.
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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7One of Capone's armored Cadillac's was later used by FDR.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.-Huxley
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis Brandeis,
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis Brandeis,
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8How can one be certain those are Capone's guns?
Also isn't that a Ruger MKII with a bull barrel in there? Were those even around then?
Also isn't that a Ruger MKII with a bull barrel in there? Were those even around then?
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,”
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9The M1 carbine wasn't either.
Kinda bogus, like Pawn Stars.
SR
Kinda bogus, like Pawn Stars.
SR
"Oozing charm from every pore, he oiled his way around the floor."
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i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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11Scan read an article saying grandchild stated that "maybe people would see the human side of Al Capone" thru this sale of memorabilia. WTF!!! That's like saying turd is a gracious person in an alternate reality. JFC!!!
"Being Republican is more than a difference of opinion - it's a character flaw." "COVID can fix STUPID!"
The greatest, most aggrieved mistake EVER made in USA was electing DJT as POTUS.
The greatest, most aggrieved mistake EVER made in USA was electing DJT as POTUS.
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12Throws up red flags for me. I got a couple old guns, I could just say they were John Wayne's or Buck Rodgers and some people would believe it.SubRosa wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 11:30 pm The M1 carbine wasn't either.
Kinda bogus, like Pawn Stars.
SR
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,”
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13Is this the point at which I admit to being a right wing troll trying to sow discontent amongst the liberal gun club membership? Kidding… Just thought it was an interesting firearms related item.
As others suggest, I believe the collection ultimately was inherited by the son, Sonny, upon Al’s death. He in turn added to that collection with more modern guns and they are all now being auctioned off.
As others suggest, I believe the collection ultimately was inherited by the son, Sonny, upon Al’s death. He in turn added to that collection with more modern guns and they are all now being auctioned off.
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14We all really do appreciate your bringing the auction to our attention.
Not so much the owner's candor.
S u b R o s a
Not so much the owner's candor.
S u b R o s a
"Oozing charm from every pore, he oiled his way around the floor."
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15Top photo is the sons guns. The 1911 and 1908 are supposedly Big Al's guns.
“I think there’s a right-wing conspiracy to promote the idea of a left-wing conspiracy”
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16Damn you - we don't need that! We sow plenty of discontent amongst ourselves already!DamnYankee wrote: Thu Oct 07, 2021 10:51 am Is this the point at which I admit to being a right wing troll trying to sow discontent amongst the liberal gun club membership?
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17If his son was named "Sonny", did he have a daughter named "Daughtery"?
One photo accompanying the article is titled "A large collection of Sonny Capone’s guns.". In the photo I see nine handguns and one long gun, and at the top of the photo are boxes for two more handguns (and something else off to the lower right, so perhaps 12 handguns). Does that qualify as a "large" collection?
One photo accompanying the article is titled "A large collection of Sonny Capone’s guns.". In the photo I see nine handguns and one long gun, and at the top of the photo are boxes for two more handguns (and something else off to the lower right, so perhaps 12 handguns). Does that qualify as a "large" collection?
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18If it does then I have an extreme collection.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.-Huxley
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis Brandeis,
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." ~ Louis Brandeis,
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19In the Holy Shite department..got a spare $5 million?
https://www.mrgundealer.com/shop/indian ... apty-47063
https://www.mrgundealer.com/shop/indian ... apty-47063
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20If that goes for even 1 million, I'll eat my hat. Seller is out of his mind.F4FEver wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:45 am In the Holy Shite department..got a spare $5 million?
https://www.mrgundealer.com/shop/indian ... apty-47063
“I think there’s a right-wing conspiracy to promote the idea of a left-wing conspiracy”
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21Yup too expensive for me. There are a lot of other things I'd like to spend $5 million on, not this revolver.FrontSight wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:00 amIf that goes for even 1 million, I'll eat my hat. Seller is out of his mind.F4FEver wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:45 am In the Holy Shite department..got a spare $5 million?
https://www.mrgundealer.com/shop/indian ... apty-47063
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan
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22Of course it won't go for that. I'm surprised Ford doesn't own it..bet he owns some Star Wars props.highdesert wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 2:05 pmYup too expensive for me. There are a lot of other things I'd like to spend $5 million on, not this revolver.FrontSight wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:00 amIf that goes for even 1 million, I'll eat my hat. Seller is out of his mind.F4FEver wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 7:45 am In the Holy Shite department..got a spare $5 million?
https://www.mrgundealer.com/shop/indian ... apty-47063