[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Sword and sheath # Sword and sheath This sword was formerly in the possession of Sir George Barlow and believed to have come from the armoury of Tipu Sultan at Seringapatam. Barlow (1762-1846) was appointed to the Bengal Civil Service in 1778 and left India finally in 1812. He was Provisional Governor General of India c.1802-5 and made GCB in 1815. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1650–1750 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-18-a-1973](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-18-a-1973) · Pramāṇa