Common Sword

The Common Sword was a sword of basic design in Italy during the Renaissance. It was a widely prevalent type of sword, sold across many cities including Florence, Monteriggioni, San Gimignano, Forlì, and Rome. Accordingly, it saw service with the militaries and guards of Europe in that period.
==Description==
The Common Sword bore a relatively simple design, being a double-edged straight sword with a typical hilt and crossguard. Compared to swords of other make during the Renaissance, Common Swords were mediocre and were among the cheapest in Italy. It afforded little protection and was considered to be among the weakest weapons.Assassin's Creed II
==History==
On 28 December 1476, when the Florentine Assassin Giovanni Auditore da Firenze and his sons Federico and Petruccio were arrested on false charges of treason, he instructed his son Ezio from his cell to retrieve all the contents within a chest left in his office at their villa. Ezio did as he was told, and aside from his father's Assassin uniform, a broken Hidden Blade, and a letter with evidence of the Pazzi conspiracy, he acquired a Common Sword. The following day during his family's execution at the Piazza della Signoria, Ezio wielded the sword to defend himself from the guards ordered to kill him, only to lose it in the skirmish.
Following his journey to Monteriggioni, Mario Auditore presented him with a replacement. Common Swords were also wielded by other figures from the time, including Lorenzo de' Medici, Francesco de' Pazzi, and Rodrigo Borgia. In 1500, upon his arrival in Rome, Ezio was given this sword again by Niccolò Machiavelli as he had lost all of his equipment in Cesare Borgia's assault on Monteriggioni.Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
==Weapon statistics==
Era 	Damage	Speed	Deflect	Cost	Availability
15th century Italy	1 	1 	2 	N/A 	Sequence 3
16th century Rome 	1 	2 	2 	N/A 	Sequence 1
==Gallery==
WiSC 10.png|Lorenzo de' Medici and Francesco de' Pazzi wielding Common Swords
With Friends 6 v.png|Jacopo de' Pazzi being stabbed by Rodrigo Borgia with a Common Sword
==References==
fr:Épée commune
it:Spada Comune
uk:Звичайний меч
Category:Swords
Category:15th century weapons
Category:16th century weapons