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Napoleon's Pistols Sell for €1.69 Million at Auction

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Two pairs of pistols, once intended for Napoleon Bonaparte's suicide in 1814, have been sold at an auction in Fontainebleau for €1.69 million (approximately $1.8 million). The buyer's identity remains anonymous. According to reports, Napoleon had planned to use the pistols to end his life after being forced to abdicate as Emperor of France, but he ultimately took poison instead and survived due to vomiting it up. The pistols, crafted by Parisian gunmaker Louis-Marin Gosset, feature intricate gold and silver inlays and a carved image of Napoleon in imperial regalia. They were expected to fetch between €1.2 million and €1.5 million at the Osenat auction house on Sunday.

  1. GBBBC
    1. Napoleon's pistols sell for €1.69m at auction
  2. INThe Times of India
    1. He once planned to use them to kill himself; Napoleon Bonaparte's pistols auctioned for 1.69 million euros
  3. GBThe Guardian
    1. Pistols Napoleon planned to use to kill himself sold in France for €1.7m

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sources

  1. 1.BBC
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.The Guardian
  4. 4.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.History
  2. 2.Auctions

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.United KingdomGB
  4. 4.ItalyIT
  5. 5.Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da CunhaSH

organizations

  1. 1.Beyond Blue
  2. 2.MensLine
  3. 3.Mental Health America

persons

  1. 1.Jean-Pierre Osenat
  2. 2.Napoleon Bonaparte
  3. 3.Armand De Caulaincourt
  4. 4.Louis-Marin Gosset

technicals

  1. 1.Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon's Pistols Sell for €1.69 Million at Auction