Vezető a Déri Múzeum kiállításaihoz II. A Déri gyűjtemények. 2. javított kiadás (Debrecen, 2001)

127 WEAPONS IN THE DÉRI COLLECTION swords, the saber of eastern origin also appeared, which is single-edged and its blade is slightly arched. The oriental prototypes quickly changed and became typical and well-known in Europe as the weapons of the Hungarian light cavalry, the hussars. An interesting weapon of eastern origin in the 18th century was the so-called "karabella." It was considered the national weapon of the Poles, but it was also well-known in Hungary. The blade of the piece in our collection is decorated with the portrait of János Sobieski. The two-handed heavy broadswords, which were typical weapons of the German and the Italian infantry, are on the other side of the partition wall. The soldiers who carried these weapons were supposed to defend the commanding officers and the flag. They were respected in the army, they were called the masters of the big sword and got double pay. Next to the two-handed broadswords, you find one and a half-handed heavy broadswords, a ritual broadsword, and a headsman's broadsword from 1614. We have arranged large-sized thrusting weapons on the two aisle walls. The halberd, which was introduced and developed in the 13th—14th centuries in Switzerland was originally a cutting weapon. The most prominent one among them is the specially shaped "glefe,

" which was very popular with the Italians. The first piece in the series of thrusting weapons at the section by the window is a Hungarian "-partisan." The partisan was first used in the 15th— 16th centuries. The spit-shaped weapon with bending side-blades next to it is a "svetum" used in the 15th—16th centuries. The "runka" is a similar infantry weapon from the 15th—16th centuries, but it is fitted with crescent-shaped side-blades and, similarly to the "spetum", it became an ornament weapon.