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SCHIAVONE , the See also: Italian name of the See also: basket-hilted sword of the 17th century, resembling what is erroneously called the " claymore " of See also: modern Highland regiments
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The " schiavone " was the sword of the See also: Slavonic See also: guards (Schiavone.) of the doges of Venice, whence the name (see SWORD)
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