Tipu Sultan and the Tiger Head Pommel

olikara · 23rd June 2007, 11:28 AM

Hello,

I am new to the forum and this is my first post here. Coming from the Mysore region I have an interest in Tipu Sultan and artefacts associated with him.

My question is regarding Tipu's characteristic Tiger Head sword hilt pommel swords and other 'bubris' marked edged weapons. Did Tipu have exclusive rights to using the tiger head and bubris motifs or did he also grant this privelege to others around him?

We know from contemporary sources that his troops were arrayed in clothes with the bubris marks. Similarly did they carry weapons with the tiger motifs too? And if they did so, where are all these weapons today.

We know again that the British captured tens of thousands of weapons after the fall of Seringapatam, yet we today see very few 'Mysore' pieces attributed to Tipu's period in the market.

Why?

23rd June 2007, 11:28 AM	#1
olikara Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: India Posts: 100	Tipu Sultan and the Tiger Head Pommel Hello, I am new to the forum and this is my first post here. Coming from the Mysore region I have an interest in Tipu Sultan and artefacts associated with him. My question is regarding Tipu's characteristic Tiger Head sword hilt pommel swords and other 'bubris' marked edged weapons. Did Tipu have exclusive rights to using the tiger head and bubris motifs or did he also grant this privelege to others around him? We know from contemporary sources that his troops were arrayed in clothes with the bubris marks. Similarly did they carry weapons with the tiger motifs too? And if they did so, where are all these weapons today. We know again that the British captured tens of thousands of weapons after the fall of Seringapatam, yet we today see very few 'Mysore' pieces attributed to Tipu's period in the market. Why?