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POLISH / LITHUANIAN KARABELA SWORD WITH SCABBARD 17th C., SABEL. Origin: Polish-Lithuanian
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POLISH / LITHUANIAN KARABELA SWORD WITH SCABBARD 17th C., SABEL.
Origin: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 2nd half of 17th century.
Important karabela type saber, one of the most desired European edged weapons, used by Polish and Lithuanian nobility and famous winged hussars from 17thto late 19thcentury. The eagle head hilt (called karabela after Polish tradition) was used also in Russia, Balkans, Turkey, Persia.
This karabela sabre belongs to group A according to the classification by Professor Z. ?ygulski jr. and dates to the 2nd half of the 17th century, made for battle use, not parade. Length 99,0 cm. Very similar karabela sabre is exhibited in Muzeum Wojska Polskiego (Polish Army Museum) in Warsaw, Poland, inv. No. MWP 692/I-2.
Blade: great quality, steel blade with double, wide fuller. Top fuller changes into three, narrow grooves, one of them almost to the end of the blade. Accentrical tip. False edge ca. 25 cm from the tip. Not recognized swordmakers mark next to the hilt (star with four beams). Remains of the rich floral decoration visible in fullers. Top of the blade with concave groove. Blade cleaned with remains of surface rust next to the cross guard. Length of the blade - 86,2 cm, width - 3,5 cm.
Hilt: eagle shaped (karabela type) grips of brown horn connected to the blade with four, steel rivets, with brass tape between. Brass-made cross-guard with delicately engraved floral decoration.
Scabbard: made of wood, covered with black leather, floral decorated brass mounts, chape reconstructed in style, two hanging rings made of steel with decorated brass plates. All brass parts decorated with flowers on the right side, left side flat. Length of the scabbard 88,4 cm.
Notices: important example of good quality Polish karabela with original scabbard. Very rare!
Condition report: very good condition for the age. Old repairs on top of the grips (steel nails), crack on horn. Steel rings and mounts on scabbard corroded, not cleaned. Leather original, in very good condition. Blade with no doubts cleaned, in good condition. Chape reconstructed.
Provenance: private Lithuanian collection.
Bibliography:
- Zdzislaw Zygulski, Karabela i szabla orla, Studia do dziejów dawnego uzbrojenia i ubioru wojskowego, T. VII, Krakow, 1978;
- W. Kwa?niewicz, Szabla polska od XV do ko?ca XVIII wieku, 1988;
- A. Nadolski, Polska bro?, bro? bia?a, Zak?ad Narodowy im. Ossoli?skich, 1974 pictures 75-78.
- W. Zab?ocki, Szable swiata, 2011, page 164;
- T. Jarnuszkiewicz, Szabla wschodnia i jej typy narodowe, 1973.
START PRICE: 6000 EUR. ESTIMATION: 8000-10000 EUR.
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POLISH / LITHUANIAN KARABELA SWORD WITH SCABBARD 17th C., SABEL.
Origin: Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, 2nd half of 17th century.
Important karabela type saber, one of the most desired European edged weapons, used by Polish and Lithuanian nobility and famous winged hussars from 17thto late 19thcentury. The eagle head hilt (called karabela after Polish tradition) was used also in Russia, Balkans, Turkey, Persia.
This karabela sabre belongs to group A according to the classification by Professor Z. ?ygulski jr. and dates to the 2nd half of the 17th century, made for battle use, not parade. Length 99,0 cm. Very similar karabela sabre is exhibited in Muzeum Wojska Polskiego (Polish Army Museum) in Warsaw, Poland, inv. No. MWP 692/I-2.
Blade: great quality, steel blade with double, wide fuller. Top fuller changes into three, narrow grooves, one of them almost to the end of the blade. Accentrical tip. False edge ca. 25 cm from the tip. Not recognized swordmakers mark next to the hilt (star with four beams). Remains of the rich floral decoration visible in fullers. Top of the blade with concave groove. Blade cleaned with remains of surface rust next to the cross guard. Length of the blade - 86,2 cm, width - 3,5 cm.
Hilt: eagle shaped (karabela type) grips of brown horn connected to the blade with four, steel rivets, with brass tape between. Brass-made cross-guard with delicately engraved floral decoration.
Scabbard: made of wood, covered with black leather, floral decorated brass mounts, chape reconstructed in style, two hanging rings made of steel with decorated brass plates. All brass parts decorated with flowers on the right side, left side flat. Length of the scabbard 88,4 cm.
Notices: important example of good quality Polish karabela with original scabbard. Very rare!
Condition report: very good condition for the age. Old repairs on top of the grips (steel nails), crack on horn. Steel rings and mounts on scabbard corroded, not cleaned. Leather original, in very good condition. Blade with no doubts cleaned, in good condition. Chape reconstructed.
Provenance: private Lithuanian collection.
Bibliography:
- Zdzislaw Zygulski, Karabela i szabla orla, Studia do dziejów dawnego uzbrojenia i ubioru wojskowego, T. VII, Krakow, 1978;
- W. Kwa?niewicz, Szabla polska od XV do ko?ca XVIII wieku, 1988;
- A. Nadolski, Polska bro?, bro? bia?a, Zak?ad Narodowy im. Ossoli?skich, 1974 pictures 75-78.
- W. Zab?ocki, Szable swiata, 2011, page 164;
- T. Jarnuszkiewicz, Szabla wschodnia i jej typy narodowe, 1973.
START PRICE: 6000 EUR. ESTIMATION: 8000-10000 EUR.
15.00 % buyer's premium on the hammer price, VAT included
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