Lord Mountbatten pen gun has 'high militaria value'

Those on the lookout for militaria valuations might be interested to learn that a pen gun belonging to Lord Mountbatten is to be sold at auction.

Holt's auctioneers of Norfolk is selling the item at Princess Louis House in London and has an estimated price of almost £1,000, the Telegraph reports.

Bidders may be attracted to the historic nature of the pen gun, which has a concealed trigger and a .22 pistol.

It is part of a collection of weapons that belonged to Lord Mountbatten and are set to go under the hammer.

Items such as a Mauser C96 - essentially the world's first self-loading pistol ? are also up for grabs.

Nick Holt of the auction house is quoted by the publication as explaining: "The sidearms have been in the Imperial War Museum since the Dunblane massacre."

Recently, a series of possessions owned by Sir Winston Churchill were sold at Christie's auction house in London for almost £600,000.

Posted by Lisa Marriott