Al Capone's favorite pistol, jewelry, furniture to be auctioned off 06:37. A pistol that the notorious Prohibition-era gangster Al Capone nicknamed "sweetheart" is once again up for auction.

Hold the gun in your left hand and push in the magazine catch (9) until it is flush with the frame. Using a 1/8"-wide screwdriver, turn the magazine catch spring guide (7) 1/4 of a turn ( Fig. 3 ).

World War II “Liberator” Pistol. Gun: “Liberator,” .45 ACP, single-shot pistol Condition: NRA Modern Fair (20 to 60 percent) Approximate Value: $2,250 to $2,750 Perhaps no other handgun in ...

The gun used in Dayton has the same core component as an AR-15-style rifle. It also has a 100-bullet magazine. But it's legally considered a pistol.

The semi-automatic Cobray pistol recovered in the Monterey Park, Calif., shooting, was modified with what appears to be a homemade suppressor.The gun is a subcompact variation of a MAC-10 pistol.

Nonetheless, judging whether an "assault pistol" is a real type of gun or not is not helped by a lack of standardized terms and is complicated by the political debate around the topic of gun control.