The fauchard is a European polearm used from the 11th through the 17th centuries, consisting of a curved blade mounted atop a long pole with its cutting edge on the convex side only. It is believed to have evolved from the war scythe, and historical terminology around it was inconsistent, with the terms glaive and fauchard sometimes used interchangeably for similar weapons. Later, more elaborate ornamental versions of the weapon persisted into the 18th century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fauchard
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- Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
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A fauchard is a type of polearm which was used in Europe from the 11th through the 17th centuries.
In Group: Medieval Polearms, Lead sentence
A fauchard is a type of polearm which was used in Europe from the 11th through the 17th centuries.
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