Christie’s Auction: ‘Scarface’ gun sells for $109,079
The 1929 .38-calibre “Police Positive” gun was used by a mobster
LONDON:
A revolver belonging to notorious US gangster “Al” Capone sold at a London firearms at the Christie’s auction Wednesday for $109,079. The 1929 .38-calibre “Police Positive” gun was used by the mobster, full name Alphonse Gabriel Capone, during his reign as king of the Chicago underworld in the prohibition era.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2011.
A revolver belonging to notorious US gangster “Al” Capone sold at a London firearms at the Christie’s auction Wednesday for $109,079. The 1929 .38-calibre “Police Positive” gun was used by the mobster, full name Alphonse Gabriel Capone, during his reign as king of the Chicago underworld in the prohibition era.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 23rd, 2011.