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AUTO ORDNANCE #13 of 100 "SHOWCASE EDITION" 1928 THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUN .45 ACP CAL.$400.00{"message":"In _app.tsx child of Layout","renderCount":1}
45 Caliber Thompson Sub-machine Gun (Tommy Gun) Model 1921a - Serial # 4208
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Auction by Mayo Auction & Realty
This item is in Kansas City, MO
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Item Details
45 Caliber Thompson Sub-Machine Gun Model 1921A - Serial # 4208. This historic Tommy Gun is believed to have been owned and used by the outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The seller’s great-grandfather, who was in law enforcement at the time, was given the gun by another peace officer who had seized the weapon after a raid on the pair in Joplin, Missouri in April of 1933.
Just months previous to the raid, Bonnie & Clyde kidnapped a police officer by the name of Thomas Persell. Persell recounted the events of the abduction for the Springfield Daily News and the Joplin Globe, mentioning each time the "Tommy Gun" Mrs. Parker proudly held.
The raid occurred at the height of the duo’s crime rampage that cut a wide swath across middle American during the Great Depression. The raid did not produce any arrests. The two had a knack for being one step ahead of law enforcement, but it did yield a cache of weapons, plus a camera. The guns have been in the family of Mark Lairmore and his sisters, the sellers, from Springfield, MO., ever since the unknown Depression-era police officer gave them to their great-grandfather.
Mr. Melton Lairmore, Mark Lairmore’s father, registered the Thompson Sub-machine Gun under the name of Lairmore Armored Car Inc. in 1968 inaccordance with the Gun Control Act of 1968.
In a photo available on our website, Melton Lairmore, operator of an armored car service in Springfield, presents two guns taken from the car of famed 1930’s gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow to Springfield Police Chief Gordon Loveland.
Lairmore loaned the .45 Thompson sub-machine gun and the 12-guage Winchester shotgun to police for use in displays during Crime Prevention Month and in the future police museum in the old city jail.
The weapons were displayed in the Springfield Missouri Police Museum, also known as The Calaboose, from 1973 until 2011
Related documents and photos are available on the auction detail page of our website.
Just months previous to the raid, Bonnie & Clyde kidnapped a police officer by the name of Thomas Persell. Persell recounted the events of the abduction for the Springfield Daily News and the Joplin Globe, mentioning each time the "Tommy Gun" Mrs. Parker proudly held.
The raid occurred at the height of the duo’s crime rampage that cut a wide swath across middle American during the Great Depression. The raid did not produce any arrests. The two had a knack for being one step ahead of law enforcement, but it did yield a cache of weapons, plus a camera. The guns have been in the family of Mark Lairmore and his sisters, the sellers, from Springfield, MO., ever since the unknown Depression-era police officer gave them to their great-grandfather.
Mr. Melton Lairmore, Mark Lairmore’s father, registered the Thompson Sub-machine Gun under the name of Lairmore Armored Car Inc. in 1968 inaccordance with the Gun Control Act of 1968.
In a photo available on our website, Melton Lairmore, operator of an armored car service in Springfield, presents two guns taken from the car of famed 1930’s gangsters Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow to Springfield Police Chief Gordon Loveland.
Lairmore loaned the .45 Thompson sub-machine gun and the 12-guage Winchester shotgun to police for use in displays during Crime Prevention Month and in the future police museum in the old city jail.
The weapons were displayed in the Springfield Missouri Police Museum, also known as The Calaboose, from 1973 until 2011
Related documents and photos are available on the auction detail page of our website.
Payment
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Auction Details
Bonnie & Clyde Firearm Auction8253 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO, 64114Saturday, Jan 21, 2012 | 10:00 AM CST
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Mayo Auction & RealtyKansas City, MO
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SPECIFIC TERMS FOR LOT#74:Payment for the 1921A Thompson Sub-machine Gun is due immediately by certified funds, personal check with bank letter of gaurantee or a wire transfer. All applicable gun laws will be observed. Keep in mind not all states allow NFA firearms (Machine guns). For example it is illegal in both New York & Illinois to own any automatic, rapid fire weapons. It will be the buyer's responsibility to check their state specific gun laws. The buyer will be required to fill out the appropriate paperwork and application with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Upon approval the buyer will take immediate possession of the firearm. If the buyer is not approved or unable to take possession of the firearm, a 20% restocking fee will be assessed.
STANDARD FIREARM BACKGROUND CHECKS: All applicable gun laws will be observed. All buyers will fill out 4473, show ID, and FBI background check will be performed before possession of firearm will be transferred to the buyer. If the buyer is unable to take possession of the firearm, an 15% restocking fee will be assessed. (If you cannot pass the background check, please do not bid on firearms). Handguns: Out of state residents must have handgun transferred to a FFL (Federal Firearm Licensee) in their state of residence and buyer must take possession from them. They is fairly easy to find (most gun shops will do this for you) and most charge a nominal fee for this service. A shipping and handling fee will be assessed to send the handgun to the FFL. For Kansas residents, if you use our recommended FFL they will charge $20 per handgun to do the transfer and there will be no shipping and handling fee; the gun will available for pickup in Gardner, KS.