BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhuanet) -- A small pistol once belonging to John Dillinger, one of the most infamous bank robbers in the United States in the early 1930s, has brought 95,600 U.S. dollars at a Texas auction, media reports said Monday.

    Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas reports the winning bid for the Remington .41-caliber double derringer was more than double the pre-auction estimate. The gun sold Saturday to a collector from the Los Angeles area .

    The pistol was said to have been found hidden in one of Dillinger's socks when he was arrested in Tucson, Arizona in January 1934.

    Dillinger was killed six months later, on July 22, 1934, by federal agents outside the Biograph Theater in Chicago.

    Dillinger's story has inspired at least five movies or TV films including the most recent release "Public Enemies" in which Dillinger is portrayed by actor Johnny Depp.

    (Agencies)