The guns of Bonnie and Clyde 80 years later

[Trebor]

Here's my latest Michigan Firearms Examiner article on the guns of Bonnie and Clyde and the Frank Hamer posse. (It was supposed to go up on the actual 80th anniversary, but got delayed by other priorities)

The guns of Bonnie and Clyde 80 years later

"This month marks 80 years since the crime spree of notorious Depression-era outlaws Bonnie and Clyde ended in a firestorm of law enforcement gunfire in rural Louisiana. Even now, eight decades after their deaths in the May 23, 1934 ambush, the pair are pop-culture icons.

To commemorate the anniversary of the duo’s fate let’s take a look at the guns used by Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, and the lawmen who brought them to their end."

 

[Trebor]

Someone just pointed me to the vintage film of the ambush posse inspecting the B&C death care after the ambush. If I would have seen this sooner I would have put it in the article, so i thought I'd share it.

Film of the Bonnie and Clyde death care after the ambush

 

[JTHunter]

If anyone is interested, there was an article in the Sunday St. Louis Post-Dispatch about the St. Louis PD going to auction off may of their old Thompson's .45 cal. submachine guns.

This includes rare 1921 and 1927 models as well as a newer one from the early '40's. There may be as many as 50 guns in the auction.
http://video.stltoday.com/St-Louis-...26196414&freewheel=91130&sitesection=stltoday

 

[Ky Larry]

Some very interesting pictures,


[urltexashideout.tripod.com/posse.html[/url]

 

[Ky Larry]

Can't seem to get the above link to work. Some help, please.