A Venetian Schiavona circa late 1600s

In the 17th century, the Republic of Venice encompassed the northeast of Italian Peninsula as well as much of the Balkan Peninsula laying on the Adriatic coast, and forming the frontier with the Ottoman Empire. Its navy comprised 3000 ships and it armies were manned in part, by Slavic mercenaries armed with the traditional sword, the schiavona. This example dates to the latter part of the century and accords with Oakeshott Type 2. The blade is single edged, a feature only infrequently seen on schiavonas, and bears the circle over X mark found on a large proportion of schiavona blades.

Blade length: 36 1/8"

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