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Napoleon's pistols sold for 1.7 million euros at French auction
RFI via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoTwo pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France on...
Napoleon’s ornate flintlock pistols sell for $1.83 million
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoHe survived the attempt, abdicated and was exiled to Elba, an island off the Italian coast. The......
Napoleon’s ornate pistols sell in France for €1.69m
Euronews via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoNapoleon tried to use the guns on himself after defeat, but his grand squire removed the gunpowder. France's culture ministry recently classified them as...
French ‘national treasure’ pistols that belonged to Napoleon sell for £1.43m at auction
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoExperts say Napoleon had planned to use the pistols to end his life after his fall from power, and ...
Napoleon's pistols sell for €1.69m at auction
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 3 days agoThey were sold at the Osenat auction house on Sunday - next to the Fontainebleau palace where Napoleon tried to take his own life following his abdication in 1814. The pistols ...
Napoleon's pistols that 'could have changed history' sell for £1.4m at auction
Sky News via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 days agoA pair of pistols owned by Napoleon Bonaparte have sold for €1.7m (£1.4m). Covered in intricate...