Schiavona Broadsword, early 1700s. Italy, Venice, early 18th Century. Steel and silver wire grip. silver pommel; overall: cm (42 1/4 in.); blade: cm (36 1/2 in.); grip: cm (3 7/8 in.); guard: cm (5 in.). The schiavona-type broadsword features a complex barred guard that slopes forward. Its name derives from the Italian word for "Slavonic" and refers to the Slavonian corps who served as bodyguards to the Doge of Venice until the end of the Venetian Republic in 1797. Such swords were popular mainly with the Venetians.

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