Chronological listing of Polish-Lithuanian and Hungarian sabers

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10 - Knyaz (prince) Fyodor Mikhailovich Mstislavsky (? - 1540)

This one is a Muskovite sabre, reminescent a bit of some sabres depicted in the "Battle of Orsha" painting. On the blade's spine there is the incription "Сабля Князь Федора Михайловича Мстиславскаго/Saber of Prince Fyodor Mikhailovich Mstislavsky". The blade is made by "Abdul-Ali Qasim from Egypt". Looks like a typical Ottoman sabre of the era, except for the flat end-cap.
Total length: 102cm --- Blade length: 86.36cm --- Blade width: 5.65cm (8cm at the yelman) --- Thickness: 0.8-1cm --- Quillon: 22cm --- Languettes: 10cm --- Weight with scabbard: 2.6kg
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Мстисл...ич
https://pikabu.ru/story/istinno_boga...vskogo_4919872
https://mayak-parnasa.livejournal.com/1227109.html

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11 - Two more Muscovy sabres? They look a bit like some of the sabres in the "Battle of Orsha painting".

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12 - Ottoman/Mamluk sabre (probably from early or mid 16th century??).. It's hilt is reminiscent of some sabres depicted in some portraits, like Jan Zamoyski's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Za...n_Zamoyski.PNG) & Jan Daniłowicz's(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Da..._Ruthenia).PNG). Portraits also posted above.

The blade is very similar in nature to a group of 15th-century blades which have been housed in the imperial armoury in Istanbul for centuries, which are all identified as being Mamluk in origin. These swords would have been brought back to the capital city by Ottoman forces after they had battled the Mamluk armies in Syria and Egypt during the late 15th and early 16th centuries, ultimately defeating them at Ridanieh in 1517. (See U. Yucel, Islamic Swords and Swordsmiths (Istanbul, U.I.C. Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, 2001), pp.93-113 for various published examples from this group of slightly curved swords with blades of Mamluk provenance and hilts attached later by Ottoman craftsmen, all part of the collection held in Topkapi Palace.) The blades were later remounted with a variety of different hilt forms by Ottoman craftsmen. It is likely that this sword received the same treatment and was refitted with furniture made to appeal to Turkish taste. The foliate ornamentation on the metal fittings is typical of the style present on many of the weapons and objects of decorative art emerging from the workshops of the Ottoman court during the 16th century. The empty indentations visible on the mounts would probably have housed precious or semi-precious stones. The hilt, scabbard clasps and chape closely resemble another set attached to one of the sacred swords in the Topkapi Palace in Istanbul which is said to have been associated with 'Abu'l Hasene (Abu Hasan), scribe of the Prophet of God’, and is thought to have been remounted by court craftsmen around 1560. The hilt form with its long spatulate quillons is similar to others produced and illustrated during the reign of Suleiman I (Suleiman the Magnificent), Sultan of the Ottoman Empire 1520-1566. (See Ricketts and Missillier, 'Splendeur Des Armes Orientales' (Paris: Acte-Expo, 1988), p.157.)

Blade Length 817 mm
Scabbard Length 830 mm
Scabbard Weight 0.457 kg
Sword Length 960 mm
Sword Weight 1.154 kg

Source:https://collections.royalarmouries.o...c-object-31132

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13 - Tomb effigy of Balassa Menyhért/Melchior Balassa (1511-1568) - in the church of Sološnica, Slovakia.

Inscription on the tomb says:

To the famous and important hero Melchior Balassi of Gyarmat, enlightened to advice, magnanimous in faithfulness to his promise, he had this monument built by his father, highly esteemed, son Štefan Balassi. He died in Vienna in the year of Christ the Lord 1568, in the month 9. At the age of 57 years.

Nice triple fullered blade...no Ottoman blade for Melchior . Since it was his son that had the effigy made, we don't really know how much later after his death it was. About his son Štefan Balassi/Balassa István we know:

His second son, Stephen, freed from Báthori's captivity in 1570, became a supporter of King Maximilian, from whom he received several estates. He set up a printing house in Detrekő, where in 1584 the ecclesiastical sermons of Peter Bornemisza began to be printed. John B. became famous at a young age for his duel with the Spanish valiant Francesco de Lasso, in which he defeated his powerful and boastful opponent. In 1550 he became captain of Szolnok Castle, and in 1555 leader of the rising nobility and captain of the mining towns: in 1562 he was already the high sheriff of Hont and Zólyom counties, and as such he laid siege to the castle of Szécsény, but after receiving a wound on his hand, he abandoned the siege. In 1569, together with his relative István Dobó, he was tried for calling on János Sigismund Szapolyai to attack Maximilian. He was thrown into prison, from which he was freed. In 1572, he was pardoned by the intercession of the National Assembly, and in 1574 he became a royal chief doorman and an examiner of appellate cases. In 1575, the castle of Kékkő was occupied by the Turks. A year later, he died.

So, between 1570 (Istvan's release) and 1576 (István's death).

https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balassa_Menyh%C3%A9rt
https://malackepohlady.sk/?p=1718
https://ujkor.hu/content/emberveres-...fosztas-forras
https://malackepohlady.sk/?p=22263

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14 - Tomb effigy of Dobó István (1502 - 1572)

He died in 1572 at his home in Szerednye (a settlement located in present-day Transcarpathia, halfway between Uzhhorod and Munkács), and on 28 June his body was brought to Dobóruszka-HU/Ruská-SK (in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia). The red-marble Renaissance sarcophagus made by his son Dobó Ferec around 1610. In the sanctuary of the church in Dobóruszka. The side panels of the tomb, which can still be seen here today, are original, but the famous cover is only a copy. The original marble tombstone cover can be seen today in the István Dobó Castle Museum in Eger, in the Heroes' Hall, complete with a copy of the side panels and a so-called "crab wolf" marble helmet that was later added to the tombstone. The following inscription can be read on it: "Here is the grave of István Dobó, who repulsed the thousands of armies of the Turks from the walls of Eger, and by an excellent triumph, he drove away the fate of Hungarian land. His son, Ferenc Dobó, claimed this memory to be truly worthy of national mourning." So, the effigy was made 52 years after his death! The photos are of the original.

Difficult to tell if the sabre depicted here has very-long quillons like the Zrinski/Bebek/Bathory sabres. One quillon is noticeably longer than the other (fragmented though).

PS: Don't worry, more dead guys to come!

Sources:
https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dob%C3...n_(katonatiszt)
https://cbc-artspace.com/locations/d...istvana-doboa/

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14 - Tomb effigy of Thurzó György (1567 - 1616)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...eml%C3%A9k.jpg

Also, a mortuary portret, but it says it's from 1621??: https://hu.wikibooks.org/wiki/F%C3%A...alon,_1621.jpg

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Wonder what kind of sabre he had https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%A1jl:Gregor_Baci.jpg