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OTTOMAN KARABELA SABER SWORD WITH SCABBARD, 18th C. SABEL. Origin: Ottoman Empire, 18th century.
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OTTOMAN KARABELA SABER SWORD WITH SCABBARD, 18th C. SABEL.
Origin: Ottoman Empire, 18th century.
Rare Ottoman karabela type saber with scabbard.
The karabela sabre belongs to the group II c according to the classification by W. Zablocki and dates to the 18th century, made for battle use, not parade. Length 86,7 cm.
Blade: wide single edged curved steel blade with a false edge. One narrow fuller going along upper side of the blade. Length of the blade 74,2 cm, width 4,0 cm.
Hilt: eagle shaped (karabela type) handle, covered by wooden grip plates decorated with silver plates. Bronze cross guard with langets and quilons with drop shape ends, decorated with geometric ornaments. Hilt fixed to the tang of the blade with two iron rivets decorated with silver rosettes. Length of the cross guard 9,7 cm.
Scabbard: wooden scabbard covered with original leather. Bronze fittings decorated with floral motifs. Length 77,5 cm.
Notices: good example of the Ottoman karabela sabre with original scabbard. Very rare. Ottoman Karabela sabers with grips like this one are exposed in Turkish Chamber, Dresden (inv. No. 133) and National Museum in Krakow, Poland.
Condition report: complete and intact condition with amount of wear according to the age. Missing two mounts on scabbard.
Bibliography:
- Z. 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;
- T. Jarnuszkiewicz, Szabla wschodnia i jej typy narodowe, 1973.
- W. Zablocki. Szable swiata, 2011.
For related examples in the Kurfürstlich-Sächsischen Rüstkammer, Dresden, see Holger Schuckelt, Die Türckische Kammer..., 2010, pp. 176, 212, 249, 266, 267, 280 and 300, figs. 198, 202, 242-245, 254 and 295. See also Christies London, The Armoury of Their Serene Highnesses the Princes zu Salm Reiferscheidt-Dyck (Part II), 23 September 1992, lot 472; and Christies London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour, 26 October 1994, lot 105.
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OTTOMAN KARABELA SABER SWORD WITH SCABBARD, 18th C. SABEL.
Origin: Ottoman Empire, 18th century.
Rare Ottoman karabela type saber with scabbard.
The karabela sabre belongs to the group II c according to the classification by W. Zablocki and dates to the 18th century, made for battle use, not parade. Length 86,7 cm.
Blade: wide single edged curved steel blade with a false edge. One narrow fuller going along upper side of the blade. Length of the blade 74,2 cm, width 4,0 cm.
Hilt: eagle shaped (karabela type) handle, covered by wooden grip plates decorated with silver plates. Bronze cross guard with langets and quilons with drop shape ends, decorated with geometric ornaments. Hilt fixed to the tang of the blade with two iron rivets decorated with silver rosettes. Length of the cross guard 9,7 cm.
Scabbard: wooden scabbard covered with original leather. Bronze fittings decorated with floral motifs. Length 77,5 cm.
Notices: good example of the Ottoman karabela sabre with original scabbard. Very rare. Ottoman Karabela sabers with grips like this one are exposed in Turkish Chamber, Dresden (inv. No. 133) and National Museum in Krakow, Poland.
Condition report: complete and intact condition with amount of wear according to the age. Missing two mounts on scabbard.
Bibliography:
- Z. 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;
- T. Jarnuszkiewicz, Szabla wschodnia i jej typy narodowe, 1973.
- W. Zablocki. Szable swiata, 2011.
For related examples in the Kurfürstlich-Sächsischen Rüstkammer, Dresden, see Holger Schuckelt, Die Türckische Kammer..., 2010, pp. 176, 212, 249, 266, 267, 280 and 300, figs. 198, 202, 242-245, 254 and 295. See also Christies London, The Armoury of Their Serene Highnesses the Princes zu Salm Reiferscheidt-Dyck (Part II), 23 September 1992, lot 472; and Christies London, Fine Antique Arms and Armour, 26 October 1994, lot 105.
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