#corseque

[armthearmour]

A slender, ornately gilt Korseke,

OaL: 107 in/271.8 cm

Head Length: 34.6 in/88 cm

Width: 7.5 in/19 cm

Weight: 5.5 lbs/2517.4 g

Venice, Italy, ca. 1550, housed at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art.

[nipuni]

Relair and the Enchanter from @corseque interactive twitter story 😊

A step by step process of this will be available at my Patreon on june 1st!

[cutecuttlefish]

The sword of the day is the corseque.

This polearm is similar to the partizan, though it has a narrower main blade and larger side blades. Its name is a possible reference to its place of origin, the island of Corsica. In combat, it would have been used mainly for its thrusting capabilities, with the side blades used for parrying and pushing opponents. One last notable thing is an alternate name for this weapon: variants like the one shown here are sometimes referred to as a “chauve-souris,” the French word for “bat.”

[slaymate]

Because I can’t forget about them, let me drop this drawing of @corseque‘s OCs Wizard and Enchanter on here as well - both are featured in a choose-your-own-adventure type second-chance fantasy romance currently being written (yes, I know, it’s all you ever wanted), which you can find and participate in on twitter!

[pandoras-proxy]

”Then the High King looks down at you. Meeting his eyes is like being struck by a sharp spark. He blinks once, slowly, and from the way the elves stand with their eyes ceremonially covered or lowered, you wonder if he is almost completely unused to anyone else meeting his eyes.” Do yourself a favor and read @corseque wizard story on twitter. It’s so good.

[sharpeningtheblade]

CORSEQUE

Head provided with cusp rised at the center, remains of a mark on one face. Two wings open from the neck of the blade and are provided with strong cusps which are rised and decorated with archs on the lower border. The central riser continues in the ferrule which is faceted. The shorter straps on a haft of octagonal section probably of a later time and provided with long iron straps. With an old tassel and the shoe covered with leather and with iron cusp

Venice, early 16th Century

height 215,5 cm.

© CZERNY’S INTERNATIONAL AUCTION HOUSE S.r.l.

[archerinventive]

We had a good run. <3

My corseque finally snapped after multiple years of faithful service, but not to worry! I'll be repurposing both pieces into more weaponry soon. :)

[fluffycakesistainted]