Cold Steel Italian Longsword

Description

Historically, the Long Sword featured a distinctive cruciform hilt and a long, double edged blade that was equally adept at opposing both light and heavily armoured foes. Its extra-long blade offered the reach and leverage for powerful stabbing, cutting and chopping strokes while its long crossguard and heavy pommel were useful for hooking, striking and smashing. When heavy plate armor was encountered, strikes with the edge were often abandoned in favor of a Half-Swording technique – where one hand grips the hilt and the other the blade for grappling and in-fighting – to better direct the point in powerful jabs, and to accurately thrust at the small gaps and joints in a suit of armour. Cold Steel’s Italian Long Sword is designed so that the blade and balance slightly favour the thrust, while still being capable of delivering astonishingly effective cuts. It features a simple cruciform hilt, long upturned cross guard, leather-over-wood grip, and a heavy counter-balancing fish tail pommel.

• • Weight: 44.9 oz
  • Blade Thickness: 1/4 in
  • Blade Length: 35-1/2 in
  • Blade Steel: 1060 Carbon
  • Handle Length: 11-1/2 in
  • Overall Length: 47i n
  • Additional Features: Leather & wood scabbard with steel fittings