Napoleon's pistols sell for €1.69m at auction

Pistols with which Napoleon tried to commit suicide after the French defeat at the Battle of Toulouse were sold for 1.69 million euros. Symbol of their “fall”, they are now “national treasure”.

Napoleon's Pistols Sold, Louis XIII's Up For Auction

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.

Napoleon's Exquisite Flintlock Pistols Fetch $1.83 Million At Auction

Held at Osenat auction house in Fontainebleau, France, the pistols surpassed their estimated value of $1.3 million- $1.63 million.

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 stay in the country as 'national treasures'.