Karabela - the nicest you have seen

S.Al-Anizi · 9th July 2006, 11:08 PM

That certainly is a very nice sword. I would think that the price is in grands.

ariel · 9th July 2006, 11:29 PM

It is worth it!!!!!
Am I seeing an eagle on the scabbard?
My guess it is Croatian/Hungarian/Transylvanian rather than Polish: far too rich.

Rather · 10th July 2006, 09:07 AM

I don't think that it is an eagle. To me it looks like the Christian symbol of Pelican in her piety. (photo for reference)
Could be a sword of a Knight of an Order.

Tim Simmons · 10th July 2006, 09:47 AM

Roman Catholic order of the swan? Prussian?

Tim Simmons · 10th July 2006, 10:08 AM

The bird on the chain does look like she is feeding young from her own blood.
I could not get any very good info in a google search "order of the pelican"

Rather · 10th July 2006, 10:38 AM

There is an Order of the Swan, Brandenburgischer Schwanenorden, but the design of the bird is quite different from the one on the sword. The chain of this order looks like this.
I have not heard of any order of the pelican, but the symbol might be used by any Christian order, it is very common in Christian graphical representation.

Tim Simmons · 10th July 2006, 12:14 PM

Must be from a Christian Knights Order. The colours of the stones are seen in the Hungarian flag?

10th July 2006, 09:07 AM	#3
Rather Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 72	I don't think that it is an eagle. To me it looks like the Christian symbol of Pelican in her piety. (photo for reference) Could be a sword of a Knight of an Order. Attached Images

10th July 2006, 10:38 AM	#6
Rather Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hamburg, Germany Posts: 72	There is an Order of the Swan, Brandenburgischer Schwanenorden, but the design of the bird is quite different from the one on the sword. The chain of this order looks like this. I have not heard of any order of the pelican, but the symbol might be used by any Christian order, it is very common in Christian graphical representation. Attached Images

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9th July 2006, 11:08 PM	#1
S.Al-Anizi Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Arabia Posts: 278	That certainly is a very nice sword. I would think that the price is in grands.

9th July 2006, 11:29 PM	#2
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	It is worth it!!!!! Am I seeing an eagle on the scabbard? My guess it is Croatian/Hungarian/Transylvanian rather than Polish: far too rich.

10th July 2006, 09:47 AM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	Roman Catholic order of the swan? Prussian?

10th July 2006, 10:08 AM	#5
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	The bird on the chain does look like she is feeding young from her own blood. I could not get any very good info in a google search "order of the pelican"

10th July 2006, 12:14 PM	#7
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,875	Must be from a Christian Knights Order. The colours of the stones are seen in the Hungarian flag?