Napoleon pistols up for auction
A staff member shows the box containing two pistols, which belonged to Emperor Napoleon I, during the preview before their auction, in Paris on June 18. Photo: Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt/AFP
Two pistols that Napoleon Bonaparte once intended to use to kill himself are up for auction this weekend, expected to reach up to 1.5 million euros, the auction house said Monday. The richly decorated guns inlaid with gold and silver feature the engraved image of Napoleon in full imperial pomp. They are said to have...