Schiavona pommel

[urbanspaceman]

Hi Ulfberth. You sent me this photo of 3 swords from your collection.
The center one really took my fancy.
I mistook the kaskara blade for a similar type, but looking closely at your sword, with its full length broad fuller, appears an altogether different beast... and still my favourite.

[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.
The ones fitted with kaskara blades tend to feel to heay and have no ballance that feels like leading to a function, if you could hold them in your hands one after the other the difference in feel of ballance is huge.

[werecow]

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. )

[Jim McDougall]

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.