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.
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What Cal. is this revolver?
Now wait a minute! If I remember correctly, Wallace was shot with a 5 shot .38 Spl Charter Arms pistol not in production in 1951!
This shooting revealed the motive behind the anti-gunners as they began to demand a ban of “Saturday Night Specials” whereas in the past they “only” wanted to register them!
Isn’t this gun evidence of a crime? Who put it up for auction?
It was a Charter Arms "Undercover" .38spl from about 1966.
Made in Charter's first factory in Bridgeport, CT.
Proven to work.
Should be worth a lot.
Possibly confused with John Lennon?
George Wallace was shot on May 15, 1972, not 1952.
15 to 30 grand? That’s crazy. I have a near mint 1957 made S&W Airweight Cheif in 38 Special that I’ll sell you outright for HALF that price...........oh, it has the original box too. :)
Both used a .38 Charter Arms, same as the Son of Sam used a .44 spl Charter arms.
Sirhan Sirhan used an Iver Johnson Cadet .22.
Squeaky Frome attempted to use a 1911 .45 on Reagan.
I never forget a firearm.
Squeaky Frome attempted to use a 1911 .45 on Reagan.
That is, Gerald FORD!
Hinkley used a cheap .22 RG on Reagan.
If they sell the M-4 that capped Obama bin Laden, that would be worth something.
“Hinkley used a cheap .22 RG on Reagan.”
Handled a few of them in my lifetime. One fell apart in my hand. Talk about pot metal junk. Basically a starter’s pistol converted to shoot 22 rounds.
We used to say that RG stood for “Rotten Gun”. When I was a kid, I would see these revolvers advertised in various outdoor magazines for $12.00.
I was thinking of ordering one when I was around 12 but fortunately ran into someone who actually had owned one. He told me it was junk so I saved my money.
OK. What was Archduke Franz Ferdinand shot with?
Browning .32 auto.
Interesting to me is that according to “John Browning, American Gunmaker”, of all his great firearm designs, Browning’s favorite was the little .32 auto.
It probably also saved FN from bankruptcy. They turned out over a million of them in just a few years.
“Browning .32 auto.”
Did you have to look it up? (I did)
***Did you have to look it up?**
Nope.
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