A sword worn by Napoleon Bonaparte during the Battle of Marengo fetched 4.81 million euros (6.45 million dollars) at auction on Sunday, the French auction house Osenat de Fontainebleau said.
According to auction specialist Bernard Croissy, the price is a world’s record for a souvenir of Napoleon and also for a weapon. Croissy also said the sword was bought by a descendant of Napoleon’s youngest brother, Jerome.
The sword had been expected to make between 1.2 and 1.5 million euros.

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Posted: 06|10|07 at 9:16 pm. Filed under: Auction News.