Dillinger's Derringer

[Warbaby]

Cool Derringer, but just a bit pricey for me...


"DALLAS, TX – The small pistol gangster John Dillinger was carrying hidden in a sock when he was arrested in Tucson, Arizona 75 years ago – six months before he was fatally gunned down in Chicago – was sold for $95,600 at Heritage Auction Galleries’ July 25 Grand Format Arms & Militaria Auction. The winning bid was more than double the pre-auction estimate of $35,000-$45,000."

More at news-antique.com.

 

[Ghostsoldier]

Thanks for posting that, WB!
Rob

 

[DanielJones]

Funny thing is, that gun probably went for more that Dillinger ever robbed from any bank. Go figure.

Fantastic bit of history there too. I just wonder if the new owner has put a round through it just to say he shot a gun that Dillinger used?

Cheers!

Dan

 

[Elaina]

ROFL I wish mine would fetch that much at an auction! Great pic, thanks!

 

[Warbaby]

It just occurred to me that the buyer could prolly amortize the cost of that Derringer by offering to shoot people (non-lethally, of course) for a fee. I'll bet you could find 95 wackos who'd pay a thousand bucks to be able to say they took a bullet from Dillinger's Derringer...