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Bonnie and Clyde's Weapons Up For Auction

RR Auction is offering notorious weapons from history in their Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen auction.

Items from some of the most notorious criminals in history are being sold off in the first ever live event at an Amherst auction house, according to NECN.

RR Auction is offering historic pieces like the .38 Detective Special found on Bonnie Parker, on part of the notorious Bonnie and Clyde criminal team, after the two were killed in a shootout with police. The auction also has a Colt 1911 that was found in Clyde Barrow’s waistband after his death.

Many of the items in the Gangsters, Outlaws and Lawmen auction come from the Bonnie and Clyde story, but also includes memorabilia from John Dillinger, Al Capone and other notorious criminals from 1860-1950.

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The live auction closes on Sunday Sept. 30, 2012 and bidders can register here.

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