A few photos of a pair of Cinquedea- looking for info!

bing · 10th January 2012, 04:07 AM

Attached three photos. Looking for information regarding Origin, Age and history. Volunteered to research a collection of edged weapons for a local museum. We plan on displaying the collection this spring. Thanks in advance for any and all help! Bing

fernando · 10th January 2012, 05:06 PM

Great pieces Bing.
Let's see what the members say about them.

cornelistromp · 10th January 2012, 06:12 PM

these are called cinquedea, short swords, not daggers, coming from the words; Ditta cinque (blade is five fingers wide). these swords were popular in the late 15th century and early 16th century and have an Italian origin.

whether these 2 swords are original, can unfortunately not be determined based upon these pictures.

Is is possible to post better pictures, a close up of the guard, these guards are at the majority of cinqueda's riveted to the blade.
also from the side of the grip where most of the cinquedea's have brass embossed strips with Latin or Italian text.
Also please of the filigree grip rosettes (grip rivets) which hold the bone or ivory grip plates.

and if there are any small brass inlayed marks or remnants of etching also a picture of these will help of course.

best,

bing · 11th January 2012, 12:21 PM

I appreciate all the help im getting with the collection! Will get better photos soon. Time well spent here on the web site! Wealth of knowledge!!!

10th January 2012, 04:07 AM	#1
bing Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 8	A few photos of a pair of Cinquedea- looking for info! Attached three photos. Looking for information regarding Origin, Age and history. Volunteered to research a collection of edged weapons for a local museum. We plan on displaying the collection this spring. Thanks in advance for any and all help! Bing Attached Images

11th January 2012, 12:21 PM	#4
bing Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 8	Great info! I appreciate all the help im getting with the collection! Will get better photos soon. Time well spent here on the web site! Wealth of knowledge!!!

10th January 2012, 05:06 PM	#2
fernando Lead Moderator European Armoury Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,666	Great pieces Bing. Let's see what the members say about them.

10th January 2012, 06:12 PM	#3
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,057	these are called cinquedea, short swords, not daggers, coming from the words; Ditta cinque (blade is five fingers wide). these swords were popular in the late 15th century and early 16th century and have an Italian origin. whether these 2 swords are original, can unfortunately not be determined based upon these pictures. Is is possible to post better pictures, a close up of the guard, these guards are at the majority of cinqueda's riveted to the blade. also from the side of the grip where most of the cinquedea's have brass embossed strips with Latin or Italian text. Also please of the filigree grip rosettes (grip rivets) which hold the bone or ivory grip plates. and if there are any small brass inlayed marks or remnants of etching also a picture of these will help of course. best,