A custom-made Rolls-Royce Phantom Maharaj once used by India to shoot the tiger is to go under the hammer in Monterey.
The Tourer 1925 has been sent by Bonhams sold for 19 August at Quail Lodge.
It was commissioned by Bahadur Sahib India (formally known as Umed Singh II, Maharaja Kotah) and was originally delivered complete with a battery of weapons including weapons howdah (double-barreled shotgun in the form of a pistol), bumper-mounted cannons and machine guns Lantaka perched on a trailer suitable.
The Barker-bodied Phantom additional features low gearing to allow creeping through the woods to heed Rajasthan while the other bespoke equipment expanded to antlers hidden snake safe and nickel-plated.
Rolls, the previous Indian government sought to repatriate the interest of national heritage, are expected to sell for $ 750-1m.
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