Cinquedea

Cinquedea

Place of origin	Italy

The cinquedea 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.

The name cinquedea means "five fingers", and it describes the width of the blade next to the guard. The blade was heavy, about 45 cm (18 in) in length, and tapered to a somewhat rounded point. The grip was simple with a small pommel, and the guard was curved with the concave side toward the point. There were typically several fullers along the wider sides of the blade to lighten the weapon. The wide blade was useful for decorative etching. This weapon was varied in size, being anywhere in size from 10" to 28". It was often carried in place of a knife or larger sword. It is depicted in period art as sometimes being carried horizontally next to the buttocks so that it could be drawn laterally from the back.

External links

The Cinquedea by Lutel: Threat or Menace

Knives and daggers

List of daggers List of blade materials

Types of knives	Aircrew Survival Egress Knife Athame Balisong/Butterfly Ballistic Ballpoint pen knife Bayonet Boline Bolo Boning Boot knife Bowie Bread knife Cane knife Cheese knife Chef's knife Cleaver Clip point Combat knife Commander Corvo CQC-6 Deba bōchō Diving knife Drop point Electric knife Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife Gerber Mark II Ginsu Grapefruit knife Gravity knife Gunong Hunting knife Jacob's ladder Karambit Kīla Kirpan Kitchen knife Kukri Laguiole knife Machete Mandau Mezzaluna Misericorde Mora knife Multi-tool Nakiri bōchō Navaja Neck knife Nontron knife Opinel knife Palette knife Pantographic knife Parang Penknife Penny knife Pocket knife Putty knife Puukko Rampuri Resolza Sabatier Sami knife Santoku SARK Scalpel Seax Sgian dubh Sharpfinger Shiv Sliding knife Smatchet SOG Knife Straight razor Strider SMF Survival knife Swiss Army knife Switchblade Taping knife Throwing knife Tomato knife Trench knife Tumi Ulu Utility knife Warrior knife X-Acto Yanagi ba Yatagan

Types of daggers	Anelace Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife Arkansas toothpick BC-41 Bagh naka Baselard Bichuwa Bollock dagger Cinquedea Dirk Ear dagger Emeici Facón French Nail Hachiwara Hunting dagger Janbiya Kaiken Kalis Kard Katar Khanjali Khanjar Kris Mark I trench knife Ocean Edge Knife Parrying dagger Poignard Push dagger Rondel dagger Seme Shobo Sica Stiletto Tantō Marine Raider stiletto V-42 stiletto Yarará Parachute Knife Yoroidōshi

Knife manufacturers	Aitor Al Mar Knives American Tomahawk Company Bear MCG Benchmade Böker Buck Knives Caber Camillus Cutlery Company Cattaraugus Cutlery Company Chris Reeve Knives Cold Steel Columbia River Knife & Tool Cuisinart Cutco Cutlery DOVO Solingen Dexter-Russell Dirte Knives Eikhorn Ek Commando Knife Co. Emerson Knives Erizo F. Dick Fällkniven FAMAE Fiskars Füritechnics Gerber Legendary Blades Global Golok Hanwei Imperial Schrade J. A. Henckels Ka-Bar Kershaw Knives KitchenAid Korin Japanese Trading Company Kyocera Leatherman Mad Dog Knives MercWorx Microtech Knives Morseth Murphy Knives Ontario Knife Company Opinel Pro-Tech Knives Randall Made Knives Ranz Rigid Knives Rösle SOG Specialty Knives Sabatier Aîné & Perrier Spyderco Strider Knives Survival Aids TEKNA Thiers Issard Victorinox Vox Knives W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co. Walther arms Wenger Western Knife Company Wilkinson Sword Windlass Steelcrafts Wüsthof Yarara Ltd

Knifemakers	A.G. Russell American Bladesmith Society Rex Applegate James Black Blackie Collins John Nelson Cooper Ernest Emerson Jerry Fisk Phill Hartsfield Bill Harsey, Jr. Gil Hibben Knifemakers' Guild Zanjan Knifemakers Jimmy Lile Bob Loveless Bob Lum William F. Moran Ken Onion Ralph Osterhout Bo Randall Chris Reeve Jody Samson William Scagel Mike Snody Robert Terzuola Michael Walker Buster Warenski Daniel Winkler

Book:Knives and daggers Category:Knives / Daggers

Sword types and classifications by region and era

Europe

Ancient / Early history	Bronze Age sword

Iron Age / Classical period	Iron Age sword Gladius Xiphos Kopis/Falcata Makhaira Spatha Sica Rhomphaia Falx

Post-classical period	Viking sword Arming sword Longsword Claymore Falchion Shashka

Early modern period	Zweihänder Spada da lato Katzbalger Cinquedea Estoc Side-sword Espada ropera Swiss degen

Modern period	Rapier Sabre Cutlass Basket-hilted sword Small sword Dueling sword Hunting sword Pistol sword Spadroon Sword bayonet

China

Ancient	Jian Dao

Medieval	Dadao Zhanmadao

Ming – Qing	Liuyedao Wodao Changdao Yanmaodao

Modern	Miaodao

Korea

Bronze Age – Gojoseon	Liaoning bronze dagger culture

Iron Age – Three Kingdom Era	Hwandudaedo Seven-Branched Sword

Goryeo and Joseon era	Jedok geom Bonguk geom Hwando Wungeom Four Tiger Sword

Japan

Yayoi – Nara periods	Chokutō Tsurugi

Heian – Kamakura periods	Tachi Ōdachi Tantō

Muromachi – Edo periods	Wakizashi Uchigatana Katana

Meiji period and beyond	Guntō Iaitō Ninjatō Shikomizue

India

Ancient	Khanda Firangi Talwar Kayamkulam vaal Pata

Indonesian

Early period	Mandau Niabor Parang Balato Gari Surik

Late period	Klewang Sundang Langgai Tinggang Parang Nabur Sikin Panjang

Philippines

Pre-Hispanic period	Kampilan Kalis Barong Panabas

Spanish colonization	Bolo Balisword Buntot Pagi Espada y Daga Dahong palay Pinuti

Middle East

Scimitar type	Kilij Shamshir Saif Kaskara Flyssa Takoba Yatagan Mameluke sword

South and Southeast Asia

Classic stage	Khanda Urumi Hook sword Dha

Post-Classic stage	Talwar Kastane Krabi

Mesoamerica

Pre-Columbian era	Macuahuitl Macana

Africa

Ancient Egypt	Khopesh Acinaces

Mainland	Ida Kaskara Nimcha Shotel Billao

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, April 09, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.

Cinquedea

See also

External links