page_title: Colichemarde
hierarchical_section_title: Colichemarde
caption_attribution_description: English: Colichemarde sword. Silver guard, 18th century. On display at Vevey historical museum, accession number 1205
context_page_description: Colichemarde is a type of small sword blade that was popular from the late 17th century to the middle 18th century.
context_section_description: Colichemarde is a type of small sword (often written "smallsword") blade that was popular from the late 17th century to the middle 18th century.
caption: Colichemarde smallsword with a silver guard, 18th century. The abrupt narrowing of the blade, the defining feature of the colichemarde, is visible. Vevey historical museum.
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