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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.
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 ...
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.
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Relacje wojenne z pierwszych lat walk polsko-kozackich powstania Bohdana Chmielnickiego okresu "Ogniem i mieczem" (1648–1651) [War reports from the first years of Polish-Cossack fights in the uprising of Bohdan Chmielnicki during the "With Fire and Sword" period (1648–1651)] (in Polish). Warsaw: Viking. ISBN 83-912638-0-0.
The owner of that Polish White Eagle Medal bought it at a garage sale for just 75 cents and sold it to Rick for a cool $6,000. Pretty cool story, but it didn't end there there. That same day, Rick ...
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.
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