SCHIAVONA SWORD VARIATIONS.

fernando · 11th November 2012, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by theswordcollector

Hello , nice variation ! Where did you find this piece? ...

In a local antique arms seller. It has previously belonged in a collection from a Lisbon arms historian.

VANDOO · 3rd September 2013, 06:35 PM

ANOTHER NICE EXAMPLE POPPED UP ON ANOTHER POST AND I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO ADD SOME PICTURES OF IT HERE FOR REFERENCE. SAID TO BE 18TH CENTURY AND HAS A NICE LIONS FACE ON THE POMMEL

fernando · 3rd September 2013, 10:01 PM

Speaking of lions; i have a paper written by a local guy in which he says that, (quote) although some historians describe the form of the Schiavona pommel as a cat's head, even wolf or others, more probably would be the form of a lion, more or less stylized. Mind the relation that Venice has with the Saint Marcos lion - symbol of power of that city (unquote).

3rd September 2013, 06:35 PM	#2
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3rd September 2013, 10:01 PM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Speaking of lions; i have a paper written by a local guy in which he says that, (quote) although some historians describe the form of the Schiavona pommel as a cat's head, even wolf or others, more probably would be the form of a lion, more or less stylized. Mind the relation that Venice has with the Saint Marcos lion - symbol of power of that city (unquote).