Saddam Hussein's Rifle Is Now On Sale

Photo: Saddam Hussein often used his M77 to emphasize his points during speeches.

You Can Now Buy Saddam Hussein's Rifle Online -- Foreign Policy

The rifle above belonged to a brutal dictator who gassed to death thousands of his own citizens and had the gall to erect a giant arch modeled after his own fists. Now it can be yours for an estimated $7,500 to $15,000.

The Rock Island Auction Company is auctioning off Saddam Hussein's personal Ruger M77 bolt-action rifle, which has changed hands several times since the days when Hussein allegedly held the gun aloft during rallies (the Illinois-based firearms auction house is also selling a pocket pistol "attributed to Adolf Hitler," if you're in the market). According to an affidavit posted on the company's website, a Sufi militia group found the rifle in the rubble of the presidential palace in Baghdad soon after the beginning of the American invasion in 2003. The group then "turned over" the rifle to the CIA in 2004. When the Baghdad station chief at the time retired from the agency in 2012, the CIA gave him the rifle. He is now putting it up for auction, as he explains in signed documents on Rock Island's site.

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Update #1: Wanna buy Saddam’s gun? -- Washington Post
Update #2: Own a piece of history, CIA agent auctions Saddam Hussein’s rifle (PHOTOS) -- Guns.com

My Comment: $15,000 for Saddam Hussein's rifle that he may have used once in a while .... hmmmm .... no. But (I must confess) I would easily spend $50,000 for this AK-47. ... the only problem that I have is that if I am successful (in my dreams), I cannot have it in Canada where I live (AK-47s are banned).