And speaking of grits…

…the breakfast kind, that is, we learn by way of Mr. Henson and the Waco Tribune Herald that there’s an auction this weekend that includes some of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns.

We don’t have that kind of money to throw around, but we are intrigued by the event. The Waco paper’s writing is a bit sloppy; when they refer to “a fine Colt Fitzgerald revolver”, we’re pretty sure they mean a Fitz Special. But we’d really like to know how one of those wound up in Clyde Barrow’s hands; our understanding is that the Fitz Specials were all custom orders for law enforcement, and it is hard to imagine J.H. FitzGerald building one for Barrow. We wonder if there’s a Colt factory letter on that gun…

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2 Responses to “And speaking of grits…”

  1. Guns up! « Whipped Cream Difficulties says:
    September 28, 2012 at 11:13 am

    […] Remember the auction we noted earlier in the week? The one that included some of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns? […]

  2. We do the legwork so you don’t have to. « Whipped Cream Difficulties says:
    October 1, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    […] I posted twice about the auction that included some of Bonnie and Clyde’s guns, I felt that I owed it […]