
Gun that killed Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid goes to auction
CNN
The gun used to kill the notorious Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid 140 years ago is going to public auction for the first time -- with an estimated selling price of $2-3 million.
The Colt Single Action firearm belonged to Sheriff Pat Garrett, who shot and killed Billy the Kid at a ranch in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, on July 14, 1881. Auction house Bonhams, which is selling the gun on August 27 in Los Angeles, described it as a "relic of one of the most important and well known stories of the Wild West."
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