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Napoleon’s ornate flintlock pistols sell for $1.83 million
Two flintlock Gossard pistols once owned by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have sold at auction for €1.69 million ($1.83 million).
Napoleon’s Elaborately Decorated Pistols Sell for $1.8 Million at Auction
The French government has declared the artifacts national treasures, which means they can only leave the country temporarily
Napoleon's pistols that 'could have changed history' sell for £1.4m
A pair of pistols owned by Napoleon Bonaparte have sold for €1.7m (£1.4m). They were dubbed "the pistols that might have changed the course of history" because after the first abdication of the French general, he is said to have considered using them to take his own life.
Napoleon’s ornate pistols sell in France for €1.69m
Napoleon tried to use the guns on himself after defeat, but his grand squire removed the gunpowder. France's culture ministry recently classified them as national treasures.
RAW VIDEO: Napoleon's 'Suicide Attempt' Pistols Sell For £1.4 Million
Credit: Osenat/Cover Images A pair of pistols Napoleon Bonaparte is rumoured to have considered shooting himself with has sold for €1.7 million (£1.4 million) at an auction in Fontainebleau, France
Napoleon’s ornate flintlock pistols sell for $1.83 million
Two flintlock Gossard pistols once owned by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have sold at auction for €1.69 million ($1.83 million). The guns were sold at French auction house Osenat in ...
Napoleon's 'Suicide Attempt' Pistols Sell For £1.4 Million
Napoleon's 'Suicide Attempt' Pistols Sell For £1.4 Million. A pair of pistols Napoleon Bonaparte is rumoured to have considered shooting himself with has sold for £1.4 million at an auction
Napoleon's pistols sell for €1.69m at auction
Two pistols owned by the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, with which he once intended to kill himself, have been sold at auction for €1.69m (£1.4m). The weapons, which were created by the Paris gunmaker Louis-Marin Gosset,
Pistols Owned by Napoleon Sell For More Than $1.8 Million
Two pistols once owned by Napoleon Bonaparte have sold at auction for €1.69 million ($1.83 million). Footage released by the Osenat auction house, in Fontainebleau, shows a close-up view of the ornate weapons.
Pistols Napoleon Planned to Use for Suicide Sell in France for $1.84 M.
Two pistols previously belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte were sold at auction in France for €1.69 million ($1.84 million) after the government banned as they were declared national treasures. The decorated guns are inlaid with gold and silver,
Napoleon Bonaparte's Pistol Set Auctioned For €1.69 Million.
A pistol set belonging to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was sold for a whopping €1.69 million at Osenat auction house in Paris. The auction was held right next to Fontainebleau Palace, where the emperor tried to kill himself after his dismissal from the throne in 1814.
Napoleon plannedsomething very grim with these pistols that have just sold for £1,400,000
Created by the Parisian gunmaker Louis-Marin Gosset, they had been expected to fetch between £1 million and £1.2 million.
French ‘national treasure’ pistols that belonged to Napoleon sell for £1.43m at auction
Two pistols that belonged to French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte have sold for €1.69m (£1.4.3m) at an auction on Sunday.
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Napoleon's pistols sold for 1.7 million euros at French auction
Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France on Sunday for 1.69 million euros, the auction house said, with the government insisting that they ...