AN EXTREMELY RARE 18TH CENTURY TIPU SULTAN ROCKET, 93cm broad sword blade, characteristic leather and cloth bound iron casing, this surmounted by a crescent-shaped blade. The Mysore Rocket Men were raised as a fighting force by Tipu Sultan's father, Hyder Ali and used through out the Mysore Wars. Under Tipu Sultan the quality of the rocket was improved and used more widely with approximately 200 rockets carried by each brigade of men.