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Polish hussar sabre, 17th century. The hussar sabre was the best-known type of szabla of its time, and was a precursor to many similar types of European swords. Introduced around 1630, it served as a Polish cavalry melee weapon, mostly used by heavy cavalry, or Polish Hussars.
In April 1921 the Ministry of Military Matters introduced the szabla wz. 1921, a new design combining the features of various swords used by the Polish Army until that date. Resembling the original 17th-century sabres, the new 1921 pattern was based primarily on the sabres produced during World War I in small numbers for the Polnische Wehrmacht ...
Karabela sabre, 17th century Karabela of King Sigismund III of Poland. A karabela was a type of Polish sabre popular in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.Polish fencer Wojciech Zabłocki defines a karabela as a decorated sabre with the handle stylized as the head of a bird and an open crossguard.
The Sword Dance (1890) by Paja Jovanović A szabla used by Polish Hussars, 17th century Further information: Swiss sabre and Dusack The introduction of the sabre proper in Western Europe, along with the term sabre itself, dates to the 17th century, via the influence of the szabla type ultimately derived from these medieval backswords.
The tactic of a charge by heavily armoured hussars and horses was usually decisive for nearly two centuries. The hussars fought with a kopia (lance), a koncerz (stabbing sword), a szabla (sabre), set of two to six pistols, often a carbine or arquebus (known in Polish as a bandolet) and sometimes a warhammer
The hook sword, twin hooks, fu tao or shuang gou ... Hungarian szablya, Polish szabla, and Ukrainian shablya is a single-edged curved bladed cavalry sword. ...
The Szabla wz. 34 was one of the best swords of the 20th century and was dubbed "ludwikówka", after the name of the company. Roughly 40,000 were delivered by the end of 1939. Also in 1936 the executives have signed a large contract with the Polish State Railways for delivery of thousands of railroad switches and signals. [1]
Early Arab swords were all straight and mostly double edged (similar to European arming swords blades). Although Turko-Mongol sabres have been found among a Turkic slave of the Samanid Empire, straight swords continued to be more popular outside of certain groups (such as the Seljuks) as that was the traditional style of sword the Muhammad wore. [8]