Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the sword to reach $800,000 to $1.1 million when it goes under the hammer ...

Napoleon passed the sabre on to his close ally Emmanuel de Grouchy, who the French emperor named his last marshal of the empire. The sword has been in Grouchy’s family since 1815, the year of ...

Made during the awkward stage when militaries transitioned from traditional melee weapons to muskets, the sabre-briquet was already obsolete by the time of it's adoption by Napoleon's men.

A rare sword commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte for his personal use will be auctioned in Paris on May 22, according to the Giquello auction house. The historic sabre, ordered by the French ...

During his reign, Joseph commissioned a magnificent sabre deluxe which is to be offered at Bonhams Napoleon Bonaparte: The British Sale in London on Wednesday 27 October.

Research has shown the Bonhams bicorne to contain Napoleon's DNA. The highlight of the sale is an historically important and unique Imperial sabre made for Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon's older ...

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house said. Napoleon ordered the sabre in ...

Napoleon passed the sabre on to his close ally Emmanuel de Grouchy, who the French emperor named his last marshal of the empire. The sword has been in Grouchy's family since 1815, the year of ...

A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house said. Napoleon ordered the sabre in ...

Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. The Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the sword to reach 700,000 to one million euros ($800,000 to $1.1 million ...

Napoleon ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his reign. Auction firm Giquello said on Friday (Apr 25) it expects the sword to reach 700,000 to one million euros (S$1 million to S$1.5 ...