Gun that killed Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid goes to auction

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The gun used to kill the notorious Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid 140 years ago is going to public auction for the first time -- with an estimated selling price of $2-3 million.

The Colt Single Action firearm belonged to Sheriff Pat Garrett, who shot and killed Billy the Kid at a ranch in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on July 14, 1881.Auction house Bonhams, which is selling the gun on August 27 in Los Angeles, described it as a"relic of one of the most important and well known stories of the Wild West."Billy the Kid, born Henry McCarty and also known as William Bonney, was one of the most wanted criminals of American Old West -- and killed at least eight people.

The book, said Bonhams, is one of the rarest in the canon and the"foundation of the Billy the Kid legend."Billy the Kid and Garrett shared a"mutual respect," and Kid's"hunt, capture, escape and death have become the stuff of legend," the auction house said.Pat Garrett's contract for his book on Billy the Kid will also be auctioned.

 

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+ hztorical pieces r exgerrated rilly. Tell m that ur gun killed smebody famous or licked by a past president. Im not impressed! What does it have to do with my life now? Stare it the whole afternoon n tell a story to someone. A collection, an investment, made money, thn lucky u

So the gun did it? Not the guy who pulled the trigger?

David & Goliath : i imagine the auction value of the slingshot and stone that were used to kill Goliath...

cstreeze

Pals

horrible

I saw “Young Guns II”. That gun didn’t kill him.

I don't think I could own this, just my personal preference. I wouldn't spend 2 mill on a murder weapon.

How much will they get for the rifle that takes out Jeff Bezos?

I’ll give ya ten bucks

Wow

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