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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Article Alert: Dan Kelly's Gun Sells for $122,000

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The Sydney Morning Herald of Nov. 22, 2012 has an article called "Dan Kelly Gun Sells for $122,000."

It begins with:




A private collector has paid $122,000 for a gun that may or may not have belonged to the Kelly gang.

Bidding at Charles Leski Auctions in Hawthorn started at $75,000 with six bids made, all by phone, up to the successful bid of $100,000. Auctioneer's commission brought the price to $122,000.

The catalogue for the sale described the modified East India Company Cavalry Pistol as Dan Kelly's pistol.

The description says: ''It was reported that a muzzle-load single-shot pistol was found on a Kelly pack-horse at the Glenrowan siege, it is possible that this is the gun.''


But no evidence is given of a link to Dan Kelly; instead the catalogue states that the weapon has remained in the one family, the Hansens, ''since being acquired in 1900''.

Historian Ian Jones, a Kelly gang expert who was present at the auction, said it was a good buy.

''There's a degree of faith involved, but it's understandable; there is evidence this could be Dan Kelly's,'' Mr Jones said.

To read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/dan-kelly-gun-sells-for-122000-20121121-29qne.html#ixzz2CsjIQPUP

1 comment:

  1. Interesting to find an article from 1954 showing little interest in another firearm linked to Dan Kelly: http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/23424137

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