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	The '''schiavona''' [[page type is::definition\|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.		The '''schiavona''' [[page type is::definition\|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 [[rapier]]s. 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.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket-hilted_sword</ref>		Classified as a true [[broadsword]], this war sword had a wider blade than its contemporary civilian [[rapier]]s. 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.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket-hilted_sword#Schiavona</ref>

	==Variations==		==Variations==

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The '''schiavona''' [[page type is::definition|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 [[rapier]]s. 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.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basket-hilted_sword</ref>

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