Lyon and Turnbull auctioneer Philip Gregory views a walking stick belonging to British spy and multi millionaire explorer William Gill, it was used to bludgeon him to death in Sinai desert after escaping a firing squad when he and his colleagues were shot. The walking stick was used by Bedouin tribesmen to murder Gill in 1883 whilst he was gathering secret intelligence for the British government.
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3656 x 2544 px | 31 x 21.5 cm | 12.2 x 8.5 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Lyon and Turnbull auctioneer Philip Gregory views a walking stick belonging to British spy and multi millionaire explorer William Gill, it was used to bludgeon him to death in Sinai desert after escaping a firing squad when he and his colleagues were shot. The walking stick was used by Bedouin tribesmen to murder Gill in 1883 whilst he was gathering secret intelligence for the British government.