Schiavona pommel

werecow · 17th June 2025, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ulfberth

Thank you , that was one of the widest blades ive ever had in a schiavona and still the ballence was great , obviously more suited for cutting and slashing.

That one really hits my sweet spot! The lightly decorated type 2 guard with those chiseled lines, the broad, wide fullered blade, the cats head pommel. I drooled a little.

Currently slowly but steadily gathering funds for something similar when it shows up.

(Although the kilij I bought recently probably delayed me by a bit again, because of course I have no self control to speak of.

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Jim McDougall · 17th June 2025, 10:26 PM

Thank you Ulfberth. It is interesting to note that conversely many kaskaras ended up mounted with schiavona blades with the hollowed central fuller. The movements of blades through trade networks in the 19th century were complex, and often hard to explain some of the curious cross diffusion.

17th June 2025, 10:26 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,730	Thank you Ulfberth. It is interesting to note that conversely many kaskaras ended up mounted with schiavona blades with the hollowed central fuller. The movements of blades through trade networks in the 19th century were complex, and often hard to explain some of the curious cross diffusion.