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Szabla (Polish pronunciation:; plural: szable) is the Polish word for sabre. [1] The sabre was in widespread use in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Early Modern period, especially by light cavalry in the 17th century. The sabre became widespread in Europe following the Thirty Years' War and was also adopted by infantry.
The szabla was carried on the left side, and several types of sabres were known to winged hussars, including the renowned szabla husarska. Hussars sometimes carried additional weapons, such as a 'nadziak' (horseman's pick).
Eventually in 1975 a commission set up by the Polish Army Museum designed a new szabla wz. 1976 - a parade sabre for use by the Polish Land Forces (wz. 1976 WP) and the Polish Navy (wz. 1976 MW). Both variants were based on the original pre-war wz. 34, but also included design elements from earlier sabres, notably from the 17th century hussar ...
The original type of sabre, or Polish szabla, was used as a cavalry weapon, possibly inspired by Hungarian or wider Turco-Mongol warfare. The karabela was a type of szabla popular in the late 17th century, worn by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth nobility class, the szlachta.
Archduke Stephen of Austria, Palatine of Hungary, in 19th-century Hungarian general's hussar style gala uniform; [1] with characteristic tight dolman jacket, loose-hanging pelisse over-jacket, and busby
Description of the picture reads: Polish-Lithuanian hussars sword. It is not sword but sabre. Even original file name is "File:Szabla husarska GIM.jpg". Szabla = saber — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.79.31.138 15:45, 28 January 2013 (UTC) A sabre is a sword. So a Hussar's sabre is therefore also a Hussar's sword.
In Poland, the szabla became known as the szabla węgierska ("Hungarian saber") or batorówka after King Stephen Báthory; it was subsequently called the zygmuntówka after Poland's King Sigismund III Vasa and the augustówka after King Augustus III.
Chorągiew husarska (Hussar banner), formed by Hussars. Chorągiew lekka ("Light" banner), formed by light-cavalry. Chorągiew pancerna ("Armoured" banner), formed by Pancerni .