A gun that Wyatt Earp is believed to have carried during the notorious O.K. Corral shootout in Tombstone was auctioned for thousands of dollars and the winning bidder wasn't even in Scottsdale to claim his prize. A New Mexico man bid $225,000 for the Colt .45-caliber revolver Thursday night during an auction at J. Levine Auction and Appraisal in Scottsdale. Overall, all the items up for auction brought in $445,000.

The revolver that is the showpiece of the collection was believed to be carried by Earp during the O.K. Corral shootout. The serial number on the gun was destroyed. This amazes me...without no real provenance it still brings in $225K but then again if someone can afford to drop $225K for a firearm, they probably aren't too worried about spending this kind of money for an alleged historic revolver. 

Another one of Earp's guns sold for $750,000 in 2000. http://www.kpho.com/story/25073891/wyatt-earp-collection-brings-in-445k-at-scottsdale-auction