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Schiavona Broadsword
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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 Venetians.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSchiavona Broadsword, early 1700s. Italy, Venice. Steel, leather, wood, brass; overall: 109.9 cm (43 1/4 in.); blade: 94 cm (37 in.); grip: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.); guard: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.693
