article_snippet.sent: Other items up for sale include pistols, helmets, swords, intricately embroidered clothing and even a bronze field cannon used to defend the fortress at Seringapatam.
article_snippet.sent: his sold his collection to a private collector in 2005 and The items have now been put up for sale again.
article_snippet.sent: It is the product of one man who collected for nearly 30 years. '
article_snippet.sent: Quite a few of items to major exhibitions are signed and dated by the manufacturer, making items to major exhibitions incredibly important historical documents because the manufacturer allows other items from the same era to be dated. '
article_snippet.sent: Many of these pieces have previous metal inlays and incredibly decorative touches.
article_snippet.sent: items to major exhibitions are not just arms and armour but far more than that - items to major exhibitions're works of art.
article_snippet.sent: A series of auctions were held over three days in Seringapatam where more treasures were sold. '
article_snippet.sent: Some of these items we are selling could have come from these auctions, or Some of these items we are selling could have been gifted to officers at the time. '
article_snippet.sent: Many of the pieces have 200-year provenances in the UK. '