Jack Ruby's gun on Gunbroker?

[Rolando]

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-hand-ejectors-1896-1961/104862-jack-rubys-other-gun.html

You guys gotta check out this story. Click the link to see the gunbroker ad and read the forum posts.

 

[jbarnett]

The first auction was for $15,000 and he lowered the price until it finally sold for $1500. I wonder if it was authentic.

 

[mhphoto]

"How do I know it's Jack Ruby's hat? Well if I'm gonna spend money on it I gotta know if it's Jack Ruby's hat. Okay, what colors does it come in?" - Dale Gribble

 

[Zombie]

The first auction was for $15,000 and he lowered the price until it finally sold for $1500. I wonder if it was authentic.

based on the s&w thread it was authentic. The serial matched a dallas PD report where he was arrested for ccw with it in his pocket during a bar fight. That is amazing. I hope everything comes out and works out as stated though.

 

[AKguy1985]

it was authentic, the serial # matched the one from the police report. The guy selling it coulda made alot better ad with alot better pics

 

[criticalbass]

Eighteen dollars of sales tax? In 1960s Texas? On a gun worth, according to the seller, less than a hundred bucks? Hmmmm . . .

Even Mulder, (X-Files "I want to believe."), should have a tough time with this one. CB

 

[Tom K]

http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-hand-ejectors-1896-1961/104862-jack-rubys-other-gun.html

You guys gotta check out this story. Click the link to see the gunbroker ad and read the forum posts.

I'm the original poster in that S&W thread, and darned if I can remember how I found that auction in the first place. But it looks like the buyer put in enough detective work to verify that it was indeed authentic, and got it at 1/10 the original asking price. Good for him!

 

[Soonerlightning]

I had to go read all of that. This was before my time but it is an interesting time in our country's history. Very neat story indeed