Sovnya

A sovnya (Russian: совня) is a traditional polearm used in Russia.

Similar to the glaive, the sovnya had a curved, single-edged blade mounted on the end of a long pole.

This was a weapon used by late-medieval Muscovite cavalry and it retained use until the mid-17th century.

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