# Napoleon's Sword

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [June 11, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459 "2007-06-11T13:22:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459/1 "2007-06-11T13:22:09Z")

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![http://www.thestar.com/images/assets/236684_3.JPG](http://www.thestar.com/images/assets/236684_3.JPG)

> **[Napoleon's sword up for auction | The Star](https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/06/09/napoleons_sword_up_for_auction.html)**
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> After more than 200 years in the family, the gold-encrusted sword Napoleon carried into battle in Italy will be auctioned off tomorrow, across the street from one of his imperial castles.

It went today for $6.4 million

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### Author: ![bics56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@bics56](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bics56)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2007, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459/2 "2007-06-11T13:35:56Z")

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I wonder how much my sword would go for …6.4 cents?\>??

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### Author: ![Jenn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Jenn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jenn)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459/3 "2007-06-11T13:37:33Z")

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great- is sonny adding to his collection?

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### Author: ![berad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/berad/32/5953_2.png) [@berad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/berad)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2007, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459/4 "2007-06-11T13:41:58Z")

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> [@Duffs 6/11/07](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/duffs-6-11-07/30656/63):
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> great- is sonny adding to his collection?

This would be the sword to buy…and once step closer to ruling the world.

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### Author: ![T34418L31](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e56c9b/32.png) [@T34418L31](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/T34418L31)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459/5 "2007-06-12T21:35:06Z")

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Damn, that price tag is crazy.

I have a German infantry sword from WWII, and I’d never sell it, since my grandfather, ahem, “borrowed” it from a German soldier and brought it back with him, but I wonder what it’d be worth. Don’t get me wrong, I know it wouldn’t be 6.4 mil, but things like that are cool to know.

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### Author: ![PurpleMongoose](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purplemongoose/32/3349_2.png) [@PurpleMongoose](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PurpleMongoose)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2007, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459/6 "2007-06-12T22:38:18Z")

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> [@Orange Viper... Oh. My. God.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orange-viper-oh-my-god/30585/47):
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> This would be the sword to buy…and once step closer to ruling the world.

I think if you’ve got $6.4 million to blow on a decoration, you’re pretty close already.

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### Author: ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)
#### Post date: [June 12, 2007, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/napoleons-sword/190459/7 "2007-06-12T22:41:04Z")

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> [@Orange Viper... Oh. My. God.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/orange-viper-oh-my-god/30585/47):
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> This would be the sword to buy…and once step closer to ruling the world.

you would need napolians hockey stick to score on me.
