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Royston · 12th November 2012, 04:33 PM

I was at the Wallis and Wallis auction house in Southern England in the early 90's when they sold Bob Ford's gun. It was claimed that this was used to shoot Jessie James. There was a lot of controversy about the ownership and the auction was almost cancelled but it eventually went ahead. The gun was sold for about £100,000.
When the hammer fell a number of collectors and dealers in the room began firing toy "cap" guns into the air much to the amusement of the rest of us.

I have no photos from the day but there are details on the web for anyone interested.

Regards
Roy

12th November 2012, 04:33 PM	#12
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Bob Ford's gun I was at the Wallis and Wallis auction house in Southern England in the early 90's when they sold Bob Ford's gun. It was claimed that this was used to shoot Jessie James. There was a lot of controversy about the ownership and the auction was almost cancelled but it eventually went ahead. The gun was sold for about £100,000. When the hammer fell a number of collectors and dealers in the room began firing toy "cap" guns into the air much to the amusement of the rest of us. I have no photos from the day but there are details on the web for anyone interested. Regards Roy