DZEJE SZABLI W POLSCE (HISTORY OF SABER IN POLAND)

Polish text. 17x24,5, Hb, new copy, 240pp. Descr. traditional weapon of the Polish cavalry and its evolution from the 16th to the 20th centuries. Richly illustrated: more than 100 line drawings showing Polish and foreign (Austrian, French, German and Russian) arms in Polish service. Incl: introduction; PART I: from the 16th century to the end of the 18th century: origin of the Polish saber; typology of the Polish saber from the end of the 16th c. to the end of the 18th c.: from the "Polish-Hungarian" saber to "kosciuszkowka" (named after Tadeusz Kosciuszko) saber; Hungarian-Polish saber; Armenian saber; winged hussars' saber; karabela; "batorowka" saber; "zygmuntowka" saber; "janowka" saber, sabers manufactured to commemorate the Constitution of May 3. PART II: Polish and foreign sabers used by the Polish troops during the Partitions of Poland 1795-1914: Polish Legions in Italy 1797-1807; Grand Duchy of Warsaw 1807-1815; Kingdom of Poland 1815-1831; November uprising and Polish-Russian war 1830-1831; between uprisings 1831-1864; Polish karabela; January uprising. PART III: the 20th century: foreign and Polish sabers of WWI; foreign sabers; Polish sabers; M1917 saber; M1917 infantry officer saber; M1917 cavalry officer saber; M1917 cavalry NCO saber; Polish and foreign saber of the interwar and WWII period: foreign sabers; Polish sabers: M1917 cavalry private' saber; "krechowiecka" (named after Krechowiecki Lancers) saber; M1921 and 1921/1922 sabers; M1921 all-arms NCO' saber; navy officer' M1921 saber; M1934 saber; decorative sabers; foreign and Polish saber of the Polish Army 1943-1976: foreign sabers; Polish sabers: M1921/1922 saber; M1971 saber; M1976 saber. Annexes; bibliography. Interesting reference.