The weapons in this display case are exceptional. The so-called “Hussar sabre” was distinguished by its handle design, which was unique for Polish lands. The weapons on display are mainly ceremonial, made of precious materials: silver and gold, decorated with niello, inlays and engravings. The images and inscriptions on the blades also tell fascinating stories.
Poland (?), Near East (blade), ca. 1760-1790
Damascus steel, wood, leather, gold, silver, horn, forging, inlay, gilding, niello, engraving, polishing
Gift of Władysław Józef Fedorowicz, 1922
Poland, Warsaw (?, fittings), Ottoman Empire (blade), 1780-1790
Damascus steel, wood, gold, iron, leather, forging, inlay
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Poland, second half of the 17th – first half of the 18th c.
Iron, steel, leather, wood, silver, gold, brass, gilding, niello, engraving, punching, chiselling
Poland, 1750-1790 (hilt, sheath), 1831 (inlay)
Iron, silver, wood, gold, leather, inlay, engraving, repoussé, forging, enamel
Gift of countess Bronisława Starzeńska, 1909. From the former collection of count Edmund Starzeński
Poland, second half of the 18th c. (fittings), Persia, 15th-16th c. (blade)
Iron, wood, leather, gold, silver, forging, inlay
Poland or Ottoman Empire, half of the 18th c.
Silver, iron, gold, niello, gilding
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Poland (?), half of the 18th c.
Silver, gold, chalcedony, tortoiseshell, garnet, inlay, filigree, gilding
Gift of count Jadwiga Ronikier, 1902. The mace was said to have come from the Potocki family, from where it became the property of count Michał Ronikier (1866-1919) and his wife Jadwiga née Brzozowska (1874-1944)