For sale: guns linked to Bonnie and Clyde

Kansas City Star ^ | January 5, 2012 | DONALD BRADLEY

[Second Amendment First]

This would be a nice addition the the gun safe; just don't show it to anyone.

At the NRA convention in Kansas City in 2001, the Thompson Collectors Assn. had a booth where the sons of principal designers Theodore H. Eickhoff and Oscar V. Payne were displaying commemorative guns given to their fathers by Auto-Ordinance. Beautiful firearms!

[WayneS]

— and bring money. Maybe a bunch of it.

Maybe a bunch of it?

No, you'd better go ahead and bring a bunch of it...

[vetvetdoug]

If I had Obama’s millions of dollars and cushy retirement, I'd bid a million on this Thompson in a heartbeat. The irony is that it will likely go past that estimate.

[Lazlo in PA]

When I read "fully operational" I started thinking if maybe I could sell my house, cars and kid to get may hands on this. This is a real nice piece for so many reasons.

[Loyal Sedition]

Too bad there is no historical evidence B&C ever using a Thompson, that’s a pure Hollywood creation.
Clyde preferred a BAR, able to shoot through the steel of the days auto bodies.

The “Chain of custody” is pretty thin here.

No witness to B&C actually owning the gun, which would most likely be stolen property.

The “Extreme value” here is being driven by hype.
In reality this gun’s true value is in it’s early manufacture and condition, the B&C connection is farcical.

[Cicero]

Supposing you put up the millions needed to put in the winning bid, and then six months later the BATF turns you down for a license?

I suspect that this auction either will be restricted to those who already have the proper license, or those willing to take a big chance.

Probably like the Keystone Pipeline, Obama would order the BATF to hold off approval until after the election. Or maybe the EPA will get involved because this thing is capable of shooting a thousand LEAD BULLETS in a single minute.

Not to speak of custom depleted uranium bullets!

[Second Amendment First]

I understand Clyde did prefer the BAR, but imagine they would have also have a few Thompsons.

...the Thomspon’s serial number, No. 4208, matches one stolen in Ohio, a theft Barrow allegedly bragged about.

[DCBryan1]

I want the Colt Monitor!

BTW...that M1921 will bring 500k methinks.....oh...and the $200.00 transfer tax ;)

[Cowman]

Clyde preferred a BAR, able to shoot through the steel of the days auto bodies. The “Chain of custody” is pretty thin here. No witness to B&C actually owning the gun, which would most likely be stolen property. The “Extreme value” here is being driven by hype. In reality this gun’s true value is in it’s early manufacture and condition, the B&C connection is farcical.

That was my first thought too. However a fully functional Thompson with a rotary mag is something special no matter what it's history is.

[flaglady47]

Oooooh, what a pretty gun. I want it. What a beautiful and historical piece.

[DCBryan1]

M1928 Colt "Navy" Thompson for sale

This is a good gun, from a good company, and a good price.

[Second Amendment First]

I would have thought your already have a Monitor! Just another gun Henry Bowman introduced to me.

[Jeff Vader]

I’d prefer his Solothurn, but yeah a Monitor would be fun as well.

[DCBryan1]

I would have thought your already have a Monitor!

Sheeeeet. I Wish! Colt Monitor, FG42, M1941 Johnson LMG, MKb 42(H), MKb 42(W), MP 3008, and Volkssturmgewehr 1-5 are the rarest transferables out there......and on my dream list, but all the above guns bring over 100k in museum quality condition.

[Lazlo in PA]

$200 transfer tax! Geez. I will have to sell the kid and probably the wife too. I gotta have that gun. I would also love to have the Bonnie and Clyde death car to go with it.

[Second Amendment First]

Well if I had a choice .../! LOL

I’ll have to call Pioneer Press again and see if it’s back in print again. It wasn’t as of a year ago, and I want to send a copy to a friend. My son has one still in the wrapper; someday I’ll have John Ross autograph it.

[Fresh Wind]

Pre-sale biding is at $33,500 right now (plus a 17% buyer’s premium).

http://www.auctionbymayo.com

The Thompson is lot #74 and the shotgun is lot #75 (now at $13,250).

[T-Bird45]

B&C’s careers came to an end on a rural road near Gibsland, Louisiana, which is nowhere near Joplin MO. I guess editing and writing for facts is a lost art.

[Loyal Sedition]

If it’s known who it was stolen from, it should be returned to their heirs!

“Description” is meaningless as all 1928’s looked the same, unless the SN# was known, if the SN# WAS known, this is now stolen property twice over.

It should have been returned when found, cops do not lawfully get to keep stolen property as “Trophies”, although they often do so.

The buyer will be taking possession of known stolen property.

[Second Amendment First]

Shortly after the April 13, 1933, Joplin shootout in which two surprised and outgunned lawmen died, the gang had to fight their way out of a tourist cabin north of Kansas City in Platte County. Days later in Iowa, police surrounded their campsite and captured Clyde’s mortally wounded brother, Buck, and Buck’s blinded wife, Blanche.

Parker, Barrow and another man escaped.

A year later, Bonnie and Clyde drove into an ambush by law enforcement along a Louisiana highway. Parker was 23, Barrow 25 when they were killed.