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S-shaped guard. A Katzbalger (German: [ˈkat͡sbalɡɐ] ⓘ) is a short arming sword, used in early modern Europe notable for its sturdy build and a distinctive s-shaped or figure-8 shaped guard. Measuring 70–80 cm (28–31 in) long and weighing 0.8–1.5 kg (1.8–3.3 lb), it was the signature blade of the Landsknecht.
Schiavonesca. Drawing of 15th-century specimen found in Italy. Schiavonesca (in Italian: spada schiavonesca, "Slavic sword") was a type of sword characterized by an S-shaped crossguard and a square pommel [1] whose earliest specimens were found in late 14th-century Serbia. It was used by knights in the Kingdom of Hungary and Republic of Venice ...
Type. long dagger. Place of origin. Italy. The cinquedea or cinqueda is a civilian short sword (or long dagger). It was developed in northern Italy and enjoyed a period of popularity during the Italian renaissance of the 15th and early 16th centuries. [1][2] The name cinquedea means "five fingers", and it describes the width of the blade next ...
The Landsknechte (singular: Landsknecht, pronounced [ˈlantsknɛçt]), also rendered as Landsknechts or Lansquenets, were German mercenaries used in pike and shot formations during the early modern period. Consisting predominantly of pikemen and supporting foot soldiers, their front line was formed by Doppelsöldner ("double-pay men") renowned ...
The falcata has a single-edged blade that pitches forward towards the point, the edge being concave near the hilt, but convex near the point. This shape distributes the weight in such a way that the falcata is capable of delivering a blow with the momentum of an axe, while maintaining the longer cutting edge of a sword, as well as the facility to thrust.
Seated Helvetia with Ticino as river god, Helvetia is holding a sword and federal shield, Ticino an oar with cantonal colours, both are sitting on the Gotthard Tunnel (opened 1882), from which a locomotive is emerging, LIBERTADE INERME É DE' TIRANNI AGEVOL PREDA ("Defenseless liberty is easy prey for tyrants"), 5 Fr, signature E. DURUSSEL.
A dusack or dussack (also dusägge and variants, [1] from Czech tesák " cleaver; hunting sword ", lit. "fang") is a single-edged sword of the cutlass or sabre type, in use as a side arm in Germany and the Habsburg monarchy during the 16th to 17th centuries, [2] as well as a practice weapon based on this weapon used in early modern German fencing.
It's shorter because it's meant for close fighting only, while longer arming swords are meant for medium-close, therefore having longer reach. -- Katzbalger is mainly a cutting sword, not a thrusting one. The point is very round, being unsuitable for thrusting, while the blade is very flat and broad - qualities for a cutting sword.