Admiral Lord Nelson’s French Officer Sword

Admiral Lord Nelson's French Officer Sword was discovered in 2001 and is included among thousands of papers and documents, medals, jewelry, and weapons belonging to Nelson. They've been hidden for nearly 200 years and are kept under the care of Nelson's best friend and best friend, Alexander Davison. This sword was also used by him in the Battle of Trafalgar. Auctioned and sold for $541,720.

Many artifacts are worth a lot of money purely because the person who once owned them, as in the case of Admiral Lord Nelson's French Officer Sword, discovered among a trove of discovered relics. In 2002, the collection was curated and sold at Sotheby's London for over £2 million, setting a new benchmark for the sale of Nelson-related objects, becoming one of the most expensive medieval weapons ever. A story about the collection and its discovery was published in 2004, titled Nelson's Wallet after a purse of blood was found in the trunk, believed to have been recovered from the body. Nelson's dying man at the Battle of Trafalgar.

• Price: $541,720