Pistol once owned by Lord Byron (1788- 1824). When the great Romantic poet journeyed to Greece and settled in Missolonghi he lent added glamour to the Greeks’ cause; his death there on 7 April 1824 revitalised the European philhellenic movement. L. 0.37 m. Gift of Palmyra Lampsa. (ΓΕ 5720_2)