The ATF recently made Bonnie Parker's (of Bonnie and Clyde notoriety) .38 Special legal for resale by issuing a new ATF serial number for it to replace the serial number that had been filed off.
I think it was very decent of them to allow this firearm that is a piece of history to be made legal rather than to insist it be destroyed.
Bonnie Parker's .38 Special made legal by ATF ahead of auction
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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/24...#ixzz27PymyYlN