Polish Sabre 1921 Uhlans-Szabla Polska

Polish Sabre 1921 (Uhlans-light cavalry)

Honor i Ojczyna (Honor and Motherland) inscription.

Scabbard.

Sabre length: 36 inches.

Polish Uhlans

Uhlans were Polish light cavalry armed with lances, sabres and pistols. The title was later used by lancer regiments in the Russian, Prussian, and Austrian armies (Hungary).

Polish Uhlans archieved a famous victories in numerous battles against Mongols, Turks, Russians, Germans, and even against Soviets.

Modern Uhlans
Jozef Pilsudski's Polish Legions (an independent formation serving with the Austro-Hungarian Army) had a small Uhlan detachment. Commanded by Wladyslaw Belina-Prazmowski, they were modelled after the Uhlans of the Napoleonic period. This unit was the first element of the Central Powers to enter Polish lands during World War I. After Poland's independence in 1918, Uhlan formations were raised in all parts of the country. They fought with distinction in the Greater Poland Uprising, the Polish-Ukrainian War and the Polish-Bolshevik War. Although equipped with modern horse-drawn artillery and trained in infantry tactics, the Uhlan formations kept their sabres, their lances and their ability to charge the enemy.
Among other battles, the Uhlan units took part in the Battle of Komarów of 1920 against the invading Soviet Konarmia, the last pure cavalry battle in history.

Legendary Polish cavalry units: Uhlans, Winged Hussars

Polish Uhlans video

Polish sabres and swords.