 Richly decorated sabres were popular among the Polish nobility, who considered it to be one of the most important pieces of men's traditional attire.With time, the design of the sabre greatly evolved in the commonwealth and gave birth to a variety of sabre-like weapons, intended for many tasks.In the following centuries, the ideology of Sarmatism as well as the Polish fascination with Eastern cultures, customs, cuisine and warfare resulted in the "szabla" becoming an indispensable part of traditional Polish culture.