Sword sold for 14M sterling Tipu Sultan’s legendary ‘Bedchamber Sword

Rick · 24th May 2023, 01:35 AM

I'll take two..

Norman McCormick · 24th May 2023, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick

I'll take two..

Skinflint!!!!

asomotif · 25th May 2023, 02:00 PM

Impressive price for a sword.

It could use some cleaning imho.

Kmaddock · 25th May 2023, 02:02 PM

80 grit sand paper on a buffing wheel should sort it out, ;-)

werecow · 25th May 2023, 10:52 PM

* glances sideways at that clearly visible fingerprint *

kronckew · 25th May 2023, 11:40 PM

Shame some Brit scratched all those letters on it. Must have lowered the price by a few million. Not what I'd call 'perfectly preserved, as noted it's a bit tarnished in spots.

Never trust an Autioneer's description, they lie to make more money from buyer's and sellor's commission fees.

I'd call it a kirach myself. Tipu was known to like animalistic hilted weapons.
Maybe I should engrave my Kirach an inscription saying it was captured from inside Tipu's commode, where he kept it for protection while planning his next movements..

werecow · 26th May 2023, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kronckew

I'd call it a kirach myself. Tipu was known to like animalistic hilted weapons.
Maybe I should engrave my Kirach an inscription saying it was captured from inside Tipu's commode, where he kept it for protection while planning his next movements..

Perhaps I'm mistaken but I was under the impression that a defining feature of a kirach was that it curves forward somewhat?

25th May 2023, 02:00 PM	#3
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,228	Impressive price for a sword. It could use some cleaning imho. Attached Images

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Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	I'll take two..

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Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 543	80 grit sand paper on a buffing wheel should sort it out, ;-)

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werecow Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Location: Leiden, NL Posts: 553	* glances sideways at that clearly visible fingerprint *

25th May 2023, 11:40 PM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	Shame some Brit scratched all those letters on it. Must have lowered the price by a few million. Not what I'd call 'perfectly preserved, as noted it's a bit tarnished in spots. Never trust an Autioneer's description, they lie to make more money from buyer's and sellor's commission fees. I'd call it a kirach myself. Tipu was known to like animalistic hilted weapons. Maybe I should engrave my Kirach an inscription saying it was captured from inside Tipu's commode, where he kept it for protection while planning his next movements..