Frame inspired by French light cavalry sabers - monogram "SAR" (Stanislaw August Poniatowski), date "1791", coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth,
A unique piece of a Polish officer's saber from the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, having a steel frame inspired by French light cavalry sabers introduced in 1802. The saber may have belonged to an officer of the 1st Cavalry-Lance Cavalry Regiment of the Imperial Guard
The Polish head, dated to the end of the 18th century, decorated on one side with a circular shield of arms with a closed crown, depicting the coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. The other side is engraved with the initials "SAR" (Stanislaw Augustus Rex) under the closed crown, and the date "1791" below, probably referring to the period of the Four-Year Sejm and the May 3 Constitution.
An analogous piece with an almost identical frame is in the Museum of the Polish Army, coming from the collection of the Museum of the Krasinski Ordinance. It was part of a collection of several sabers described as "chevalier sabers." Among them is also a piece with a head decorated with the monogram "SAR" under the crown, dated to the end of the 18th century. Descriptions of these sabers are included in: Franciszek Pułaski, "Inventory of the Armory of Count Krasiński" (1909), items 230-237, Aleksander Czerwiński, Lesław Dutka, "Szabla żołnierza polskiego XIX i XX wieku" (Ossolineum, 1988) page 58-59.
In addition, the presented saber was deposited on display at the Pod Blachą Palace Museum (Royal Castle in Warsaw) from September 15, 2020 to May 13, 2024.
Length in scabbard: 99.5 cm
Length without scabbard: 94 cm
Condition shown in photos
