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Sikh tulwar of c.1800 sold at Czerny for €18,000 (£16,020).

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The centre of attention was a Sikh tulwar of c.1800 which was bid all the way to €18,000 (£16,020). The surface of the broad, curved blade was rusty and the gilt iron hilt badly worn but the inscription Akali Sahi Saroop Singh Ji was legible inside the guard loop.