The cinquedea — Italian for 'five fingers' — a short sword developed in Renaissance Italy, its blade so wide at the base that it spanned roughly the breadth of a splayed hand.
The cinquedea developed in Italy during the Renaissance as a distinctive short sword, its name derived from the Italian for 'five fingers,' a reference to the unusually wide blade base, roughly as broad as a hand held flat. Unlike battlefield swords, the cinquedea was worn mainly with civilian dress, typically fitted with a simple hilt, functioning as much as a fashionable accessory and status symbol for a Renaissance gentleman as a practical sidearm.
Deepeeka's reproduction is part of our Renaissance heritage range.
Use for:
- Renaissance living history and fencing study
- Museum-style display on a wall mount or stand
- Renaissance and Italian-themed home decor and collections
- Historical events and Renaissance fairs
- Film and theatre productions set in Renaissance Italy
- Collectors of Italian Renaissance swords
