The Karabela Sword was a type of Polish sabre (szabla) that became famous in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 1670s.
The karabela sword has an open hilt with the pommel modelled after an eagles head.
In the early stages, the karabela were used as a ceremonial weapon worn on special occasions or for decoration.
Later, the karabela was a popular choice for battle.
But ornate karabelas were not used in battle.
The name, Karabela, may have been coined after the Italian terms caro (expensive) and bello (beautiful), though the exact etymology remains obscure.
In Turkish, Karabela could be understood as "Black Misfortune", from the Turkish "Kara" meaning black and the Arabic "Bela" meaning misfortune, calamity, trial, curse.
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