2011 Dagger
2011) RARE CINQUEDEA DAGGER NORTH ITALY CIRCA 1500:
Introduction: Cinquedea-shaped daggers such as this one are a fraction of the cost of a cinquedea sword. This is a lot of dagger for a very reasonable price. The grip on these daggers was usually made of bone, ivory, horn, or wood. The grip has two features seldom found on other swords or daggers, which are the secret to the cinquedea’s balance and ease of movement despite not having a heavy pommel. If you look carefully at someone gripping a cinquedea, you will see the hand is locked in place on the grip.
It’s firmly attached for two reasons:
(1) The hand’s hypothenar eminence is embedded into the inside curvature of the pommel.
(2) The cinquedea has a grip (see page 325-A, B, C in my book) that swells into a (see J page 325) pointed curvature that fits perfectly between the second and third fingers. The two fingers are further locked in place, with the thumb pressing down on top.
A locked and embedded grip requires less strength to hold and wield. It also makes it much harder to lose the dagger at the moment of impact with another sword. The drawback of what I call a “self-locking grip” is that it takes longer to draw from your sheath. Why? Because the grip has to be perfectly aligned, unlike a regular grip, which has some extra space and does not have swelling, it is easier to grip at a moment’s notice without adjustment.
The cinquedea is one of the most recognizable daggers from the late 15th to the early 16th-century. The Italian civilian dagger/short sword, the cinquedea, developed contemporaneously with the Swiss dagger. The cinquedea is believed to have originated in the Veneto (Northeastern Italy) and the Emilia-Romagna (Northern Italy) regions.
Description: Constructed with a broad, downward, slowly tapering blade to a sharp tip, with a single pronounced fuller on both sides, and an I-shaped makers mark on each side of the blade, downward turned iron quillons with a chevron-shaped quillon block (replaced), deer antler grip with original, filigree brass rivets. Horseshoe-shaped pommel with etched decoration . Condition: Conserved/restored to very good condition.
Approximate length: 14 inches.
Provenance: From an Italian collection.
Conclusion: This is not a museum-quality piece, and be thankful, if not, it would have been in a museum years ago, or so expensive the average collector could not afford it. This is a rare item at a very reasonable price. The owner wants it sold, and we will. Please act now, don’t be disappointed. Dollar-for-dollar, this is a great buy that will look great in any collection.
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