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Looking for a blade
Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2003 5:45 pm
by mattmaus
Specificaly one carried by Museum Replicas 10+ years ago. They dropped it in the product line. I'm looking for this for a friend, and working off of very fuzzy memory, so can't really give a lot of details.
It was long blade, hand and a half sword. It was quite wide at the base, and tapered to a point. It was sold with a very dull finish, not polished much. as I recall it had a series (say about 4) of verry narrow fullers running part way up the blade on either side.
Anyone with some really dusty MR catalogs able to dig through and find it?
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:06 pm
by Marshal
I'm not sure what the date is, but the oldest catalog I have is #29. This is the closest thing I can see to what you're describing:
"14th Century Sword---designed to overcome full plate armour, this 35" long blade had a sufficiency of edge to deliver a very strong cut, while also maintaining a very sharp and penetrating point. Three fullers narrow into 2 fullers and end in a diamond cross section point. Though principally a one-hand weapon, the 5 1/2" grip allows the off hand to be brought into play. #1-827...$299 ($7.50 s/h)
Short, downcurved "bowtie" cross, wheel pommel, black grip with no apparent taper.
Does this sound like the one you remember?
Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2003 11:47 pm
by Ron
It starts with "cinq" which is Italian for five. The five low spots around the four ridges. It is a fairly short sword. My local art museum has one. Perhaps this will trigger someoneelse's memory as I am a 17th century Pole, not a 15th century Italian.
Ron
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 4:36 pm
by Jon Eppler
Was it a cinqueda? Here is a link to one made by Del Tin.
http://www.deltin.it/2164hi.jpgJon
Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2003 8:13 pm
by Marshal
Most cinquedeas were on the shortish side, dagger length,and really wide at the hilt---the name is ( supposedly ) a reference to it being five, ie cinq, fingers' width--- though there are a few bigger short-sword-sized ones. I am not aware of any which match mattmaus' description of "hand and a half" in length, though I suppose that might not have deterred MRL from making one...
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 10:50 am
by mattmaus
It was not the Cinquedia (sp?). MR still offers that.
It had much the same shape, along the blade, although it was about 60" overall length (big 2 handed grip included in that measurement).
I'm thinking it's a lost cause... but the person I'm looking for can be ther persistent sort, and I promised I'd ask.
Thanks for the help though!
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2003 3:23 pm
by jcesarelli
It might be this:
http://www.deltin.it/5152hi.jpg5152 SCHIAVONESCA SWORD. Venice, end of the 15th Century
Also a DelTin sword.
Joseph
