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The falcata has a single-edged blade that pitches forward towards the point, the edge being concave near the hilt, but convex near the point. This shape distributes the weight in such a way that the falcata is capable of delivering a blow with the momentum of an axe, while maintaining the longer cutting edge of a sword, as well as the facility to thrust.
Bronze Age European swords. Harpe: mentioned almost exclusively in Greek mythology; Iron Age European swords. Falcata: one-handed single-edged sword – blade 48–60 cm (19–24 in) – with forward-curving blade for slashing; Falx: Dacian and Thracian one-handed or two-handed single-edged curved shortsword for slashing
A single-edged sword is a class of swords with one cutting edge, such as: Akrafena; ... Dao (Naga sword) Dha (sword) Falcata; Falchion; Falx; Flyssa; Gari (sword ...
This can be said due to the large amounts of these swords found on excavation sites throughout Portugal and Spain. According to the classical texts, the falcata used in the Iberian Peninsula was manufactured to perfection. Lusitanian warriors maintained a spiritual connection to their swords and when they died their swords were buried with them.
These weapons have blades of various sizes from 12 to 38 inches (30 to 97 cm), and can be classed as varying between long knives and full-sized swords.Whatever their size, flyssas are characterized by narrow, straight-backed, single-edged blades, which come to an acute point.
The present chronology is a compilation that includes diverse and relatively uneven documents about different families of bladed weapons: swords, dress-swords, sabers, rapiers, foils, machetes, daggers, knives, arrowheads, etc..., with the sword references being the most numerous but not the unique included among the other listed references of the rest of bladed weapons.
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The curved sword of the Dacians. Falx as a tool. Dacian wielding single handed falx, Trajan's column Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine. Dacians wielding single handed falxes, Trajan's column Archived 2012-11-29 at archive.today. Images of historical re-enactor with falx (referring to images in row F).