Sword of Ezio

I think I only bought the schiavona in game to complete the weapons collection; otherwise, I used the Sword of Altair (highest stats), but I mostly preferred his hidden weapons: dual hidden blades (those things were so much fun), hidden pistol, and poison needle (a lot of fun to watch an enemy soldier go berserk and attack his allies before falling down dead), plus the throwing knives. Other than that, I didn't actually use his sword or short sword if I could help it; many enemies block or counter, which slows down the fights and, if you're in a pinch with health, can easily kill you, whereas the hidden blades are an instant kill and can't be countered.

Anyways, thanks for the info, Ed. Still, maybe this run of replicas will be better than the original AC gear. It looks like there's less to screw up.

I'm of the same mind, Sean. I like the look of it quite a bit, so I would really love it if were truly functional and not something like Deepeeka where they say it's function, but not so much, or worse, like the last run of AC gear. Everything I've heard about it mentions plastic handles and paint. Which is something of a shame, since I wanted the fighting knife (my favorite weapon in the original). However, whether it turns out to be functional or not, I'm a little annoyed that you have to buy the belt & baldric to get the sword's sheath.