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In 2012, Sotheby's auctioned off a cap-and-ball Colt revolver that was heavily adorned with intricate engravings and gold inlay, for an eye-popping $1.14 million. The revolver, a Model 1849, is one of only six that were embellished in this opulent style, and most were gifted to influential politicians of the time. Interestingly, one of them was even presented to the Russian Czar Nicholas I, while the other two were given to the kings of Sweden and Denmark.
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