NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio -- A sheriff's office is auctioning a nearly century-old machine gun to help pay for new weapons for deputies. An expert estimated the Thompson Model 1921's value at $37,000.

An anonymous buyer purchased the gun with an appraised value of $37,000. The Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office bought the Thompson Model 1921 submachine gun in 1934. Sheriff Orvis Campbell attributes ...