December 6-8, 2023 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2023
Circa 1985. Deep brushed blue finish with matted straps. Ramped front sight and drift adjustable square notch rear. Slide marked on left "COLT MK IV/SERIES 80 / MUSTANG - 380 AUTO". Grips are checkered hard rubber with rampant Colt medallions. Complete with matching woodgrain box. PROVENANCE: EX Albert Francis "Sonny" Capone (1918 - 2004), only son of notorious gangster Al Capone. Accompanied by an October 2021 Whitherell's "The Estate of Al Capone" catalog listing this gun as lot 56, as well as the original calligraphy lot card signed by Barbara Capone, one of Sonny's daughters. A signed copy of "Al Capone: Stories my Grandmother Told Me" by Diane Patricia Capone, another of Sonny Capone's daughters, is also included. CONDITION: Excellent. Virtually all of the original finishes are retained throughout. Grips have some light evidence of handling. Very strong bore with some mild frosting in the grooves. Mechanically fine. Box has some edgewear and separation. A nice, high condition gun from one of America's most infamous families.
Item Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 3"
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