Chronological listing of Polish-Lithuanian and Hungarian sabers

Interested Party · 12th January 2023, 09:27 PM

The complete sword possibly being a 19th century composite I was mainly asking about the hilt. Which was identified as being late 17th century Ukranian. The straightness of the handle seemed odd to me as eastern sabers tented to have hilts with curves or angles. The quillons to me are Tartar/ central Asian influenced. Nice pick up on the Ray skin Teisani.

awdaniec666 · 15th January 2023, 01:04 PM

Early Polish sabers tend to have a straight design in the hilt. They become more curved later on under the influence of Hungarian origin. Below one example. Also I would not classify the mentioned saber as a Karabela in todays terminology, since it lacks the eagle-head shape. Back in the days (17th century) Karabela seemed to describe every decorated saber but this is theory with very little evidence.

15th January 2023, 01:04 PM	#2
awdaniec666 Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Central Europe Posts: 174	Early Polish sabers tend to have a straight design in the hilt. They become more curved later on under the influence of Hungarian origin. Below one example. Also I would not classify the mentioned saber as a Karabela in todays terminology, since it lacks the eagle-head shape. Back in the days (17th century) Karabela seemed to describe every decorated saber but this is theory with very little evidence. Attached Images Last edited by awdaniec666; 15th January 2023 at 01:06 PM. Reason: typo

12th January 2023, 09:27 PM	#1
Interested Party Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Eastern Sierra Posts: 497	The complete sword possibly being a 19th century composite I was mainly asking about the hilt. Which was identified as being late 17th century Ukranian. The straightness of the handle seemed odd to me as eastern sabers tented to have hilts with curves or angles. The quillons to me are Tartar/ central Asian influenced. Nice pick up on the Ray skin Teisani.