Guns once owned by Al Capone, one of the most notorious gangsters in United States history, are to go under the hammer at a California auction.<\/p>\n
The mobsters favored .45 automatic pistol is among the haul, which also includes vintage photos, a letter to his son written from Alcatraz, and the bed he shared with his wife at their luxury Florida mansion.<\/p>\n
The 174 items on sale in October are a collection entitled A Century of Notoriety: the Estate of Al Capone, in what auctioneers say will no doubt go down as one of the most important celebrity auctions in history.<\/p>\n
Capone was one of the most feared figures in organized crime during the Prohibition Era, when the sale or production of alcohol was banned in the United States.<\/p>\n
He was the boss of the Chicago Outfit, a 1920s gang that beat out rivals in bootlegging and racketeering with increasingly brutal methods.<\/p>\n
These culminated in the 1929 St Valentines Day Massacre, when seven members of a rival gang were killed, execution style.<\/p>\n
Capone was famously never convicted for violence, but jailed for tax evasion, ultimately ending up at Alcatraz, an island fortress off San Francisco.<\/p>\n
Auctioneers at the October 8 sale in Sacramento estimate the .45 Colt automatic could fetch up to $150,000, while another pistol owned by the gangster might raise as much as $60,000.<\/p>\n
The haul, which also includes a platinum and diamond Patek Philippe pocket watch, is from a collection passed down to Al and Mae Capones only son, Sonny.<\/p>\n
It is currently owned by Diane and Barbara Capone, granddaughters of the infamous crook.<\/p>\n
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