Posted on 12/05/2014 4:56:08 PM PST by Citizen Zed
An Illinois auction house is selling the revolver that almost killed former Alabama Gov. George Wallace in a 1972 assassination attempt as he ran for president.
Rock Island Auction Co., which specializes in rare firearms, listed the revolver for sale in a Friday auction. Company vice president Judy Voss said the company's investigation shows it is the same gun that was used by Arthur Bremer in the shooting.
"There is no doubt," Voss said.
Voss says the serial number on the gun matches that listed on police reports. Voss says a May 15, 1952, date and initials etched into the gun also match law enforcement records.
Bremer shot Wallace during a Maryland campaign stop for the Democratic nomination for president, which he lost to George McGovern. The shooting left Wallace paralyzed from the waist down and in constant pain for the rest of his life. Bremer at the time said his intent was to gain fame by killing either Wallace or then-President Richard Nixon.
Voss said the serial number on the gun also matches the Casanova Gun shop receipt where Bremer purchased it.
The auction company gave a presale estimated value of between $15,000 and $30,000. It was not immediately known if the gun sold on Friday.
(Excerpt) Read more at kxnet.com ...
Damn. You are good!
I own TWO of those little Charter Undercovers.
I'M RICH!
This should be in a museum. The Smithsonian or one in Atlanta.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.