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Al Capone’s favorite gun, personal items head to auction

Diane Capone discusses her family near a photograph of her father, Albert "Sonny" Capone, as a young boy and her grandfather Al Capone on display at Witherell's Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. The granddaughter of the famous mob boss and her two surviving sisters will sell 174 family heirlooms at an Oct. 8 auction titled "A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone, that will be held by Witherell's in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Diane Capone holds a copy of a photograph of her father, Albert "Sonny" Capone as a young boy and her grandfather Al Capone on display at Witherell's Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. The granddaughter of the famous mob boss and her two surviving sisters will sell 174 family heirlooms at an Oct. 8 auction titled "A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone," that will be held by Witherell's in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Brian Witherell displays a Colt .45-caliber pistol that once belonged to mob boss Al Capone, at Witherell's Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. The pistol is among the 174 family heirlooms that will be up for sale at an Oct. 8 auction titled "A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone," that will be held by Witherell's. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) A platinum and diamond Patek Philippe pocket watch with the initials AC, that once belonged to mob boss Al Capone is seen on display at Witherell's Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. The watch is among the 174 family heirlooms that will be up for sale at an Oct. 8 auction titled "A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone," that will be held by Witherell's. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) A collection of photographs from the estate of mob boss Al Capone is seen on display at Witherell's Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. The photographs are among the 174 family heirlooms that will be up for sale at an Oct. 8 auction titled "A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone," that will be held by Witherell's in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) A platinum and diamond pocket knife with the name AL in diamonds that once belonged to mob boss Al Capone is seen on display at Witherell's Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. The knife is among the 174 family heirlooms that will be up for sale at an Oct. 8 auction titled "A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone," that will be held by Witherell's in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Diane Capone looks over one of the pieces of a china set that once belonged to her grandparents, Mae and Al Capone, on display at Witherell's Auction House in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. The granddaughter of the famous mob boss and her two surviving sisters will sell 174 family heirlooms at an Oct. 8 auction titled "A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone, that will be held by Witherell's in Sacramento. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)