$210K for Bonnie & Clyde Tommy Gun, shotgun

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A Tommy Gun and shotgun reportedly owned by the Depression Era bank robbers Bonnie & Clyde were sold at auction today for a total of $210,000.

Love and bullets: The real Bonnie & Clyde

The .45 caliber Thompson Sub-Machine Gun was believed to have been used by Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker.

The seller's great-grandfather, who was in law enforcement, was given the gun after the weapon was seized in a raid in Joplin, Mo., in April 1933. Though no arrests resulted from the raid, a cache of weapons and a camera - containing photos of the outlaws - was confiscated.

The Tommy Gum sold for $130,000.

Also sold today was a Winchester 12-gauge shotgun, acquired in the same raid, for $80,000.

The auction was held by Mayo Auction & Realty.

[amoebajmart]

I would say that the buyer is a complete ******* because he didnt do any research. for starters clyde barrow preferred using browning automatic rifles, and second the tommy gun probably came from one of the law enforcement personnel that were on the scene.

I would like to understand how people can spend thousands of dollars for something that they have no clue on.

[geowx]

Clyde didn't use Tommy guns because they wouldn't penetrate car bodies reliably. BARs(taken in National Guard armory robberies)would penetrate even armored vehicles of the day. .30-06 vs a .45 auto pistol round.

[TrickyWV]

CBS Corporation is controlled by Sumner Redstone through National Amusements.


Any questions?

[lonestar9000]

I saw the weapons that were supposedly found after the Joplin, MO. shootout in a museum in Missouri years ago. It was not a Thompson submachine gun. It was a Browning Automatic Rifle with the barrel and stock both cut down to make it easier to handle from inside a car. I've never heard of Clyde Barrow or any other member of the Barrow gang having a Thompson. I hope whoever bought them did some serious research on their authenticity.

[lilbear925]

Save your money. The auction for evidence confiscated in the "Fast and furious" investigation will bring $ millions in about 20 years.

[Montana5]

Two questions: Is a "holdout" kinda like a "hideout" ? Do CBS editors work on weekends? I'm pretty sure the answer is "no" to both.

[KSAXT1]

Judging by the use of the English language CBS news has been out-sourced to India along with everything else.

[HRPuffinstuff]

"Cache" is singular, therefore "a cache ..... WAS found" is correct. The cache may have had multiple items in it but it's still one cache.