Cold Steel Cinquedea 14.5" Fixed Blade Knife

This isn't a dagger. I know a cinquedea is usually thought of as a dagger, and maybe it was during the Renaissance, but this is too big to be a dagger. That being said, I love this short sword. It feel glorious to hold and the weight makes it good to chop or cut. It came with a sharpened edge that worked without any extra work from me. The grip feels very durable and the pommel/crossguard look beautiful. The sheath keeps the sword snug and is fashioned in a way that the edge doesn't touch the sides unless you intentionally sheath your sword wrong. If you are in the market for a conversation starter of a short sword, this is a great value for what the money. Cold Steel did an amazing job with this, I'd give it more than 5 stars if amazon let me.

It looks odd at first due to the shape, but for historical Northern Italy it is a good blade replica. I think the design could have been an inch or three longer, however it is still an piece that immediatly gets attention when it is shown.

This is a wicked knife/short sword designed for close in work. You know if you get stabbed with this it is going to take a team of Surgeons to save your life, kind of the medieval equivalent of a 12 gauge shotgun. I've been looking at this one for two years now. Amazon dropped the price down to less than $120 from the normal $150 + from other online sources. It was a case of " I need it, I want it and I've got to have it!! " It is heavy, sharp, well made, great grip, sturdy sheath, beautiful, affordable, scary etc.. You can stare Crocodile Dundee down and say " Now this is a knife!". If you love knives and swords YOU NEED This one. Thank you Cold Steel for this Classic!!

Overall decent build quality. My only nitpick is that the fullers on mine were not even and that there is already wear or corrosion on my blade from the sheath.

bought it for my son as an afterthought really, just trying to " pad " the box count.... turned out to be his favorite gift of the year, edging out the new 2tb X-box.....who knew?.... SHARP out of the box, has the distinct " handmade " not exactly perfect, but adds to the charm level of finish.... as expected it's a touch blade heavy, but balances well. Kinda wish I had ordered 2 so I could have one myself.... or 3 so I could have 2 myself >.> I'm kind of a duel wield is better if you can kind of guy ....but yea, if you are reading this, it's because you want one..... just get it, WELL worth the cost, and this from a man with over 3000 knives and swords ranging from 50.00 production EDC beaters to 5000.00 custom swords and etc...

I actually really like the product - it is sharp and really cool. The problem is it came rusty. I would advise purchasing from another vendor.

Been wanting one of these for years, but didn't really like the weird grips the Italian ones had historically. Although this is referred to as Florentine by ColdSteel, I'd say it is more German, historically. Personally, I like that. I have big hands. I'm a big guy (6'5") so this blade looks and feels great. It is going to great with my SCA garb.

Realy good quality for the price. I wasnt sure what to expect, but since Cold Steel make really good knives I decided to givw this a try. It came coated with gun grease for obvious resons so I cleaned it and applied carnauba wax auto wax on it to keep it clean of ruat, its an old museum trickthat really works, I'vee used it on anothee sword I have and its been rust feee fore almost 20 years from just one waxing