Karabela
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A karabela was a type of Polish sabre (szabla) popular in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Polish fencer Wojciech Zabłocki defines a karabela as a decorated sabre with the handle stylized as the head of a bird and an open crossguard.[1]
Etymology
[edit]The word "karabela" does not have well-established etymology, and different versions are suggested.[2]
- Zygmunt Gloger suggests derivation from the name of the Iraqi city of Karbala, known for trade of this kind of sabres.[3]
- Another suggestion is that the name originated in Turkey, associated with the Turkish town Karabel, in the vicinity of İzmir, or the Karabel district in Crimea.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wojciech Zabłocki, Cięcia prawdziwą szablą, ISBN 8321726011, p. 12
- ^ "Bulletin de la Société polonaise de linguistique", vol. 58 Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine, p. , [1]
- ^ Zygmunt Gloger, "Księga rzeczy polskich" 1896, p. 148
- ^ Zdzisław Żygulski (1987). An Outline History of Polish Applied Art. Interpress Publisher. p. 38.
Bibliography
[edit]- Włodzimierz Kwaśniewicz "1000 słów o broni białej i uzbrojeniu ochronnym" MON, Warszawa 1981, ISBN 83-11-06559-4
- PWN Leksykon: Wojsko, wojna, broń, Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2001, ISBN 978-83-01-13506-5
- Włodzimierz Kwaśniewicz: Dzieje szabli w Polsce, Dom Wydawniczy Bellona, Warszawa 1999, ISBN 83-11-08921-3