Italian Longsword with Scabbard, Sharpened

Enjoy Italian Longsword with Scabbard

Italian longsword with scabbard, sharpened
The era of the longsword spanned almost three centuries (from about 1350 to 1650) and no doubt because it did such an excellent job! This sword had a characteristic cross-shaped hilt, a long, double-edged blade, and was equally suited to facing lightly and heavily armored opponents. Its particularly long blade provided the reach and leverage needed for powerful stabbing and slashing, while its long crossguard and heavy pommel could be used as striking weapons and also to hook and unbalance the opponent or control their weapon. When heavy plate armor needed to be pierced, sword strikes were almost ineffective and were often omitted in favor of the so-called half-sword technique : in this type of combat, the swordsman held the sword handle with one hand and gripped the blade with the other in order to guide the sword point more accurately and more precisely pierce the gaps and joints in the knight's armor.
This Cold Steel® reconstruction was designed based on the Italian sword design. Although the blade and center of gravity are designed more for thrusting attacks, the cutting edges are also surprisingly effective. Furthermore, this simply designed, cross-shaped craft, with its long, downward-curving crossguard, leather-wrapped wooden handle, and balanced fishtail pommel, offers all the possibilities of sword fighting.
The Italian longsword comes with a leather-covered wooden scabbard with steel fittings.
Details:
- Material: 1060 carbon steel blade, wooden handle with leather sheath.
- Total length: approx. 119.4cm
- Handle length: approx. 29.2cm
- Blade length: approx. 90.2 cm
- Weight: approx. 1273 g
- Includes leather-covered wooden case with steel hardware
- Cold steel® item number: 88its
A matching companion dagger for the Italian Longsword (item no. cst-88itd) is also available. Because the sword is well balanced and light enough to be wielded one-handed, Cold Steel® uses a dagger as a secondary weapon instead of a shield, scabbard, or buckler. Smaller in size but nearly identical in appearance, its sharply tapered, double-edged blade is designed more for point attacks than striking edges and is also strong enough to defend against any sword blow.
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