sovnya

A sovnya is a category of traditional polearms used in Russia. Similar to the glaive, the sovnya had a curved, single-edged blade mounted on the end of a long pole. The modern term refers to weapons used by late-medieval Muscovite cavalry and were retained in use until the mid-17th century.

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pole weapon, Kievan Rus', 

bear spear, fauchard, hyeopdo, makila, man catcher, military fork, spiedo, woldo, ōtsuchi, 

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01 092 Book illustrations of Historical description of the clothes and weapons of Russian troops

Sovnya

Sovn RusVsadnik

Weapons - 14-18c - Kolomna local museum

Weapons - 14-18c - Kolomna local museum

Polearms heads - 17c - Goritsky monastery, Pereslavl museum

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		01 092 Book illustrations of Historical description of the clothes and weapons of Russian troops		Commons
commons	image		Sovnya		Commons
commons	image		Sovn RusVsadnik		Commons
commons	image		Weapons - 14-18c - Kolomna local museum		Commons
commons	image		Weapons - 14-18c - Kolomna local museum		Commons
commons	image		Polearms heads - 17c - Goritsky monastery, Pereslavl museum		Commons