Al Capone’s 1939 gun up for grabs
By ANIThursday, May 6, 2010
NEW YORK - American gangster Al Capone’s silver-plated Colt .38 Special, which he bought in 1939, is for sale for 95,000 dollars.
Accoridng to dealer Gary Zimet, who lists the revolver on MomentsInTime.com, the pistol was inherited by Scarface’s brother, Ralph “Bottles” Capone, reports The New York Post.
Ralph got his nickname because he distributed beverages in Chicago.
The Brooklyn-born Capone was the wealthiest and most powerful organized crime boss during Prohibition.
However, his career ended with an eight-year stretch for tax evasion. (ANI)
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