Chronological listing of Polish-Lithuanian and Hungarian sabers

awdaniec666 · 12th August 2023, 03:13 PM

Some more depictions I found recently.

1. Hieronim Radziwill in his hussarish wedding dress, Poland-Lithuania - anno 1764
2. Stanislaw Herakliusz Lubomirski, Poland-Lithuania - 2nd half of the 17th century (note the scabbard of the Karabela -clearly a battle type- beeing decorated in red instead of black, in contrast to some authors who claim these were only encased with black leather. It´s also interesting that the hilt is probably made of wood or horn despite the rank of the bearer, which is an argument against claims that simple hilts were used solely by the lower class nobles who could not afford lavishly decorated hilts. The Lubomirski family was one of the richest in Europe at that time.)

12th August 2023, 03:13 PM	#35
awdaniec666 Member Join Date: May 2021 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 145	Some more depictions I found recently. 1. Hieronim Radziwill in his hussarish wedding dress, Poland-Lithuania - anno 1764 2. Stanislaw Herakliusz Lubomirski, Poland-Lithuania - 2nd half of the 17th century (note the scabbard of the Karabela -clearly a battle type- beeing decorated in red instead of black, in contrast to some authors who claim these were only encased with black leather. It´s also interesting that the hilt is probably made of wood or horn despite the rank of the bearer, which is an argument against claims that simple hilts were used solely by the lower class nobles who could not afford lavishly decorated hilts. The Lubomirski family was one of the richest in Europe at that time.) Attached Images Last edited by awdaniec666; 12th August 2023 at 03:23 PM. Reason: history background to Lubomirski´s sabre