Schiavona
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The schiavona was a Renaissance sword that became popular in Italy during the 16th and 17th centuries. It was widely recognisable for its "cat's-head pommel" and distinctive handguard made up of many leaf-shaped brass or iron bars that was attached to the cross-bar and knucklebow rather than the pommel.
Classified as a true broadsword, this war sword had a wider blade than its contemporary civilian rapiers. It was basket hilted (often with an imbedded quillon for an upper guard) and its blade was double edged. A surviving blade measures 93.2 cm × 3.4 cm × 0.45 cm and bears two fullers or grooves running about 1/4 the length of the blade. Weighing in at around 1.1 kg, this blade was useful for both cut and thrust.[1]
Variations
| Item | Source is | Rare item | Is incomplete |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackened schiavona | |||
| Blued-steel schiavona with a brass basket hilt | Edword's Accoutrements (4), Edword's Accoutrements (3), Edword's Accoutrements (2) | true | |
| Double-edged indurium schiavona with an elegant fire whirl ruby basket-hilt | Droughtman's Challenge 444/End loot, Droughtman's Challenge 441/End loot, Droughtman's Challenge 437/End loot | true | |
| Elegant schiavona with a firestained basket | Iprilu's Emporium | ||
| Folded-steel schiavona with a polished oak hilt | Morum Melgorehn/End loot | ||
| Gleaming schiavona with an ornate fire-gilded basket hilt | Edword's Accoutrements (1) | ||
| Jade hilted blackened-steel schiavona etched with a diamond pattern | |||
| Polished golden schiavona inset with a trio of dark onyx stars | Visions of Holiness (2), Visions of Holiness (1) | ||
| Schiavona | Krrikt'k's Forge | ||
| Schiavona (crafted) | false | ||
| ... further results | |||