Auctions Imperial 2017 May Arms & Armor
Lot 117:
Description
Of leather, with a variety of implements including priming flask and powder measures, pouches, flintstriker, flint knapper and whetting steel. First half of the 20th century. Worn. From the estate of Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and author. Best known as one of the four men made the first successful ascent of the North Face of the Eiger in Switzerland, and for his experiences in India and Tibet. He wrote Seven Years in Tibet (1952) on which the 1997 film of the same name was based. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Harrer Overall length 108.7 cm. Condition III
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