Szabla is the Polish word for saber, a curved sword that came into widespread use in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth during the early modern period, especially among the light cavalry of the 17th century. It spread more broadly across Europe after the Thirty Years' War and was also adopted by infantry, while among the Polish nobility, the szlachta, it became a symbol of status and one of the most important pieces of traditional dress. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Connections
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Szabla
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
- Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
Wikipedia article text
Introduced around 1630, it served as a Polish cavalry melee weapon
Used In: War of 1812, Article text: conflicts list (sections)
during the War of 1812
In Group: Early Modern Swords and Sabres, Lead sentence
Szabla (Polish pronunciation: [ˈʂabla]; plural: szable) is the Polish word for sabre.
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