#cinquedea

[choliosus]

IS THAT SOME ITALIAN COLDSTEEL CINQUEDEAS?????

This is at The Wallace Collection in London :)

[theoutcastrogue]

Cinquedeas in the Art Institute of Chicago

Italy, 19th century in early 16th century Italian style. Bone and brass, 71.1 cm (28 in.)

Italy, 1500-1525. Bone, bronze, and brass, 66 cm (26 in.); blade 52.7 cm (20 34 in.)

Italy, 1500-1525. Steel, bone, and bronze, 66.7 cm (26 14 in.); blade 54 cm (21 14 in.)

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[agbpaints]

Pie Server acquired

[strange-doors-archived]

The horrors of the Gnome Wars have left scars upon the land that will never truly heal.

Swordtember 2025 day 22- Gnome. Inspired by the Cinquedea.

[cutecuttlefish]

The sword of the day is the cinquedea.

This short sword originated in northern Italy during the renaissance. The name means “5 fingers,” which refers to the width of the blade at the guard. Though they didn’t all have the ornate engraving seen here, they did all possess multiple fullers; grooves that run down the blade and decrease weight without sacrificing too much structural integrity.

[catparty41]

stabbing julius ceaser with my italian cold steel cinquedea

[armthearmour]

A lavishly etched and gilt Cinquedea,

Blade Length: 24.9 in/63.2 cm

Weight: 2.5 lbs/1130 g

blade from Ferrara, ca. 1490-1510, hilt from Venice, ca. 1815-1830, housed at the Armeria Reale, Torino.

[theancientwayoflife]

~ Cinquedea.

Date: ca. 1480

Culture: Italian

Medium: Steel, gold, bone