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    1. [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] ''Pen gun'' owned by Lord Mountbatten to be auctioned
    2. Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar
    3. Pen gun owned by Lord Mountbatten to be auctioned Wednesday, June 2, 2010 London, June 2 (ANI): A James Bond-style gun that is disguised as a pencil and was given as a gift to Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of the British Indian Empire, is coming up for auction on June 24. "The gold-plated item has a concealed trigger and a 2 3/4ins barrel that forms a .22 pistol and was presented to the last Viceroy of India by a Maharaja. http://news.oneindia.in/2010/06/02/pengun-owned-by-lord-mountbatten-to-beauctioned.html --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

    06/03/2010 05:20:08