Yankees fan captures Gaddafi's pistol

[thewiseguy]

When Col Muammar Gaddafi was captured and killed, he was carrying a golden gun, one of the dictator's arsenal of expensive customised weapons.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8839334/Gaddafi-the-man-with-the-golden-guns.html

Who knew Libyans watched baseball? ;-)

[bainz]

1. Why did they kill him after capture? n/t

[spanone]

3. ask the libyans...

[bainz]

23. ask the libyans? Which ones?

Do the libyan's speak as a whole? Do you think that the ones who were bombed and murdered by NATO now feel that their lives were not lost in vain?

[jberryhill]

9. Reports have suggested he was wounded

...and died of his wounds.

[tabatha]

16. The latest rumor

is that there was a firefight after Gaddafi was captured, between G-forces and TNC forces, and that is when Gaddafi was killed.

But, if you follow the stories about what happened to Saif - dead, wounded, still at large, who knows?

[dtexdem]

19. I don't give a damn. Or, to paraphrase the song Constantinople (Istanbul):

that's nobody's business but the Libyans.

[bainz]

24. Good TMBG ref

I am sure they believe in drone strikes. Can't wait for the next song.

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[Lasher]

4. Well it looks like he had good taste in firearms.

Can't go wrong with a Model 1911 Colt. Don't care for the gold plating though.

[Abin Sur]

6. I don't think that's a 1911.

Browning Hi-Power, if I'm not mistaken. Still in good taste, gold plating aside.

[Lasher]

7. You might be right. It's hard for me to tell without a closer view.

But if it's not a M1911 it's a first cousin.

[Abin Sur]

8. Well, the 1911 and Hi-Power are both Browning designs,

so they're certainly related!

[pokerfan]

13. I always look for the grip safety

or the lack thereof...

[Abin Sur]

5. I believe that's a Browning Hi-Power 9mm

Looks like it has a fair amount of engraving and some sort of gold wash finish, as far as I can tell.

[MineralMan]

10. If that guy's smart, he can turn that particular .45 into a pile

of money. That would be some collector's dream.

[Abin Sur]

15. I'm off...to Gunbroker.com!

I certainly would be in his shoes, anyway!

[Lasher]

20. I hope it stays in Libyan museum, along with other noteworthy personal effects.

It's part of their history.

[Fire Walk With Me]

11. Soldiers chasing Gaddafi considering eBay value of things he's wearing while fleeing for his life.

[tabatha]

17. Do they know about E-Bay?

[alfredo]

12. Isn't that the guy from the Red Green Show?

[Blue_Tires]

14. Please don't show that and make most of America start supporting Gaddafi out of spite

[dtexdem]

18. It looks like a friend of the Yankee fan captured the pistol.

For all we know, the capturer could be a San Francisco Giants fan. ;-)

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[Abin Sur]

22. If the story had been about Gaddafi's car

and there were a few posts about the make and model would it have been a "car fetish orgy"? :eyes: