A gun taken from the car in which infamous outlaws Bonnie and Clyde were killed has been consigned to a US auction on February 2.
 Many of the guns found in Bonnie and Clyde's car have been sold and are now housed in private collections |
The Smith & Wesson .32L calibre revolver has not yet been given an expected sale price, though the same auction house previously sold two other Bonnie and Clyde-owned guns for a combined $210,000 in May 2012. Therefore $100,000 seems a reasonable estimate.
A further two guns taken from the deadly duo's bodies after the shooting were sold for a combined $504,000 in October 2012.
 The aftermath of the fatal shootout - Texas Ranger Frank Hamer had been on their trail for months |
After the couple were famously ambushed in Arcadia, Louisiana in 1934 and killed, the police uncovered a large cache of guns in the trunk of the car.
Clyde Barrow's family attempted to recover the guns unsuccessfully. The Smith & Wesson was instead passed to deputy sheriff Reginald Hightower's sister-in-law, Vern Hightower, as he believed she needed it for protection after becoming a widow.
The gun has since been passed down through Hightower's relatives, and is thought to be one of the only weapons found in the car that has not appeared at auction. It has previously been on display at the Texas State Fair and is currently requested by the Museum of Crime and Punishment in Washington DC.
America's outlaws have become extremely collectible, with Butch Cassidy's Colt .45 selling for $175,000 in October 2012. In June 2012, an original Jesse James wanted poster sold for $57,475, achieving a 129.9% increase on estimate.
