A tommy gun and shotgun seized in a 1933 raid on the notorious bank-robbing couple's apartment are yours for the bidding

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Two weapons once owned by outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde will be auctioned this month.

A tommy gun and a 12-gauge 1897 Winchester shotgun were seized after a 1933 raid and shootout at the couple's apartment that killed two law enforcement officers. The gang members escaped.

The Joplin Globe newspaper reports that the guns will go up for auction in Kansas City on January 21. Until recently, they were displayed at the Springfield Police Museum.

The guns are owned by the great-grandchildren of Mark Lairmore, who was a police detective at the time of the raid. They say he was given the guns by a police officer who was involved.

"My father and grandfather have also passed away, so the sentimental reasons to hold them are no longer there," one of the owners, also named Mark Lairmore, said in a statement released by the auction house, Mayo Auction and Realty.

"I feel it's time for someone with an appreciation of antique guns and the history behind these guns to own them and care for them."

Robert Mayo, the owner of the auction house, declined to estimate how much money the guns might bring.