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thumb|350px|Karabela sabre, 17th century right|thumb|150px|Karabela of King Sigismund III of Poland

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Vinony files it under Early Modern European swords, European swords and Sabres.

Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.

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Subclass of
saber
Country of origin
Lithuania
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Sabel, Kilij, Karabela Kostiumowa - Livrustkammaren - 31063.tif
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thumb|350px|Karabela sabre, 17th century right|thumb|150px|Karabela of King Sigismund III of Poland

A karabela was a type of Polish sabre () 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.

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