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Diane Capone and her two surviving sisters will sell 174 items at the Oct. 8 auction titled "A Century of Notoriety: The Estate of Al Capone" hosted by Witherell's Auction House in Sacramento.
Among the pieces are gold-rimmed porcelain fine china, ornate furniture, artwork and Dresden figurines that once decorated the Palm Island, Florida, villa where the Chicago mobster lived after his release from prison and until his death in 1947.
Also up for sale is the Colt .45-caliber pistol Capone always carried with him and used several times to protect himself, Diane Capone said.
"That particular .45 was used in self-defense, and it probably saved his life on a few occasions and so, he referred to it as his favorite," she said.
Diane Capone said she didn't know if the gun was used to commit any crimes and said her grandfather, who she called Papa, was never charged with killing anyone.
"He was accused of doing that, but he was never found guilty of shooting anyone," she said.
The pistol with elaborate etchings and a wooden grip will be the centerpiece of the auction and is valued at up to $150,000, said Brian Witherell, founder of Witherell's Auction House.
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