Lot 146
[Jack Ruby and Lee Harvey Oswald] Bullet Shot From Jack Ruby's Gun. Collectors Limited Edition bullet shot by the actual .38 caliber Colt Cobra revolver, Serial #2744 LW, used by Jack Ruby to shoot Lee Harvey Oswald on November 24, 1963, in the basement of the Dallas Police Headquarters, along with its spent brass cartridge case, No. 149/5000. Presented in a original cherry wood display case, 6 x 6 in., red velvet lined. With a 1½ x 3½ in, descriptive .brass plate. With a COA from the National Historical Mint signed by Anthony V. Pugliese, III certifying that, "this bullet and cartridge case is an authentic .38 special caliber bullet shot from 'The Most Famous Gun in the World,' the Jack Ruby .38 Special Colt Cobra bearing serial no. 2744"; and two 4 x 5 in. color photos of Ruby's Colt Cobra gun. With a Las Vegas Sun newspaper clipping regarding the auction sale of Ruby's gun. Incredibly, it only took one bullet from Ruby's gun to changed the course of history when he killed Lee Havery Oswald, President John F. Kennedy's alleged assassin., on November 24, 1963. Fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 700.
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| Realized $308 |
