A collection of rare artefacts from Tipu Sultan's armoury, including one of his personal swords, has been auctioned for around 107,000 pounds. It was discovered by a couple in their attic in the English county of Berkshire.<br />”<br />”The highlight lot, a silver-mounted 20-bore flintlock gun and bayonet from the personal armoury of the last ruler of Mysore, proved hugely popular. The collection also included a gold-encrusted sword and suspension belt ensemble believed to be one of Tipu Sultan's personal swords.&nbsp;<br />”<br />”The two centrepieces formed part of a collection of eight items brought back by Major Thomas Hart of the East India Company after the Tiger of Mysore's defeat at Seringapatam in 1799. Tipu died in 1799 at the age of 48.<br />”<br />”The auctioneers said that majority of the buyer interest had come from Indians based in India.<br />”<br />”The Indian High Commission in London was made aware of the artefacts by the India Pride Project. The project was a worldwide volunteer network set up to track &quot;India's stolen heritage&quot;, and attempted to convince the auction house to consider voluntarily restoring the items to India.<br />”<span style="color: #222222;"><br />”&nbsp;The India Pride Project was instrumental in the restitution of a 12th century Buddha statue stolen from Nalanda in Bihar last year, via the Indian High Commission in London. It said it would continue lobbying for such artefacts to find their way back to India.</span><br />