(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, 07 DEC - The sword brought by Napoleon during his coup on 9 November 1799 and five other ornamental firearms belonging to the French emperor who died 200 years ago were sold at auction for over 2.8 million dollars in Illinois. The buyer, who won the lot over the phone, is unknown.
The pistol, which came out of the workshops of the gunsmith Nicolas-NoëlBoutet of Versailles, was then offered by Bonaparte to his general Jean-Andoche Junot. At his death the weapon had been found in a London museum, then by an American collector. In 2007 the saber brought by the general to the battle of Marengo (against the Austrian troops in June 1800 in Piedmont) was sold at auction for a further amount, 6.5 million dollars. (HANDLE).
