"Singing Guns"

only known pair of mirrored pistols "Singing Bird" went under the hammer for $ 5, 8 million. at the time the auction at Christie's in Hong Kong. It is a dramatic creation made especially for China in 1820 the Swiss textiles Frères Rochat. It's not a real weapon, it is something like an incredibly intricate music boxes. Roche Brothers founded their own manufactory two centuries ago in Geneva. Their strong point - mechanical singing birds. Works brothers admire not only the jewelry elegance, but its incredibly complex mechanics, which can be compared with the most outstanding Swiss watch calibers. "Singing birds" made of hundreds of tiny details. Mechanical bird admired European nobility and honor about the distributions brothers spread far beyond Europe. Be sure to watch the video to understand the causes admiration of aristocrats. Pistols with singing birds in general museum piece, so that the auction is to be expected there was a fierce battle rates. We know of the existence of only four such devices, in addition to sold at the last auction. Besides, it is the only extant steam.