 | General Ulysses S Grant's Civil War presentation sword - $1.6m. The sword was presented to future president General Ulysses S Grant by the citizens of Kentucky in 1864, upon his promotion to "General in Chief of the Armies of the United States". |  |
 | Pair of Nicolas-Noel Boutet pistols owned by Simon Bolivar - $1.8m |  |
 | George Washington's pistols. The pistols are also linked to the Marquis de Lafayette and later, seventh US president Andrew Jackson. They sold for $2m at a Christie's auction in New York in 2002. |  |
  | Mughal emperor Shah Jahan's gold dagger. Bonhams in London sold the gold dagger which was owned by Shah Jahan (1592-1666) for £1.7m ($3.3m) in April 2008. The dagger dates to 1629-30. |  |
 | 18th century Chinese jade-hilted sword. A ceremonial steel-bladed sword, produced during the reign of the Qianlong emperor from 1736 to 1795, sold for $5.9m at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2006. The Baoteng Saber was one of 90 such swords produced during the emperor's reign, but the first to ever appear at auction. |  |
 | The most expensive antique weapon to appear at auction is a gold encrusted sword used by Napoleon Bonaparte. It is thought the sword was used by Napoleon in battle at Marengo in June 1800, before he became emperor.
The sword brought €4.8m ($6.5m) at an Osenat auction in Fontainebleau, France in 2007. |  |
