Ned Kelly's brother's pistol up for auction

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Sorry, this video has expired Video: Kelly gang gun used at Glenrowan goes under hammer (ABC News)

A pistol used by Ned Kelly's gang during their defiant last stand at the siege of Glenrowan in 1880 will go under the hammer in Melbourne tonight.

The single-shot pistol, which was owned by Ned Kelly's brother, Dan, is expected to fetch up to $125,000.

Dan Kelly etched his name in the butt of the pistol, which has been owned by the same family from Queensland since 1903.

Auctioneer Charles Leski says it is a rare piece.

"It's the only gun that has been definitely associated with Dan Kelly," he said.

"It looks like he got it as a teenager, which probably wasn't unusual at the time for a country lad to have a gun."

Ned Kelly's gang staged their last shootout with police at Glenrowan on June 28, 1880.

Dan Kelly died during the siege at the Glenrowan inn while Ned Kelly, who was shot in the legs, was captured.

Ned Kelly was hanged for murder at the Old Melbourne Gaol that November.

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