Swords in Dubrovnik
 

I spent a few lovely days in Dubrovnik (Ragusa) on the Dalmatian coast. Visited the Rector’s Palace and the Maritime Museum but they did not have many swords. Split had more arms in the museum.

From maritime museum

The old town of Dubrovnik is indeed excellent to visit, but for cold weapons you have to be in Zagreb; the history museum holds a most outstanding collection

https://www.hismus.hr/en/collections...ns-collection/.

Tip for the ones who wanna stay a couple of days, instead of expensive Dubrovnik, one can stay for good prices excellently just outside the town in villages like Kupari, Mlini or Cavtat

Thank you for your advice! The History Museum in Zagreb is now on my to-do list!

Do you know what the circular spheres common on schiavona pommels represent by any chance?

You’re welcome. But unfortunately I can not answer your question concerning schiavona pommels….looking forward to any answer as well.

I found this
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=27794

maybe if you contact Philip ( see his remark on # 5), he might be able to help you further...

Here's a great post-
 

I didn't know if you'd seen this old post? Great information by Cathey, Jim McDougall, etc...


http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...iavona+pommels

Am I seeing it wrong or is the blade in pictures 1 & 3 orientated with the back of the blade facing forward?

I think you're right, yeah. :o

Yes looks like it. It’s the same sword. The grip is missing so the blade with the tang is probably loose in the basket and twisted around. It was hard to photograph because it was placed pommel down against the wall on the floor. So had to bend down a fair bit to look at the basket which many probably find more interesting than the tip of the blade :)

Additional pics, incl. old flag of Dubrovnik (Ragusa) with patron St. Blaise. Some flags also had LIBERTAS written on them. Last pic is the Arsenal where the ships were build. Allegedly Dubrovnik ships lasted twice as long which must have been a competitive advantage. In 1500s they had the 3rd largest merchant fleet after Spain and Netherlands. Salt production in nearby Ston accounted for 1/3 of city revenues. The city relied on a mercenary army.

Final pics

found some more info on scgiavonas:

https://www.croatia.org/crown/croati...-SCHIAVONI.htm

https://www.kliskiuskoci.hr/weapons.html

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...0911261&type=3

https://sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/t...avalry-version