As Tessio suggested, the gun was taped to the rear of the tank to hold it in place for Mike to find. Yet when Mike removed it from the back of the tank, it was tapeless. That seems improbable. Then again, it was just a movie.
Clemenza taped the butt of the gun to prevent fingerprints not to fasten it to the back of the tank.
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