Editing Falchion (section)

{{Short description|One-handed, single-edged sword}}
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{{Infobox weapon
 | name              = Falchion
 | image             = Falchion MET 244431.jpg
 | image_size        = 150
 | caption           = Falchion – [[Italy]], 15th century
 | origin            = [[France]]
 | type              = [[Sword]]
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 | is_bladed         = yes
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 | production_date   = 13th–16th centuries
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 | variants          = See [[Elmslie typology]]
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 | blade_type        = Generally single-edged, curved (occasionally straight)
 | hilt_type         = After an [[arming sword]]
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A '''falchion''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɔː|l|tʃ|ən}}; [[Old French]]: ''fauchon''; [[Latin]]: ''falx'', "sickle") is a one-handed, [[backsword|single-edged]] {{Convert|37|-|40|in|cm|adj=on}} [[sword]] of [[Europe]]an origin. Falchions are found in different forms from around the 13th century up to and including the 16th century. In some versions, the falchion looks rather like the [[seax]] and later the [[sabre]], and in other versions more like a [[machete]] with a crossguard.