Editing Falchion (section)

===Cleaver falchions===
One of the few surviving falchions (the Conyer's falchion) is shaped very much like a large [[cleaver]] or [[machete]]. This type is also illustrated in art. The type seems to be confined to the 13th and 14th centuries.<ref>{{cite book |title=European Weapons and Armour |last= Oakeshott |first= Ewart|year= 1980 |publisher= Lutterworth Press |location= Guildford & London |isbn= 0-7188-2126-2|page= 152}}</ref> However apart from the profile they present a very thin blade, often only {{convert|1.2|mm|abbr=on}} thick spines, {{convert|7|cm|abbr=on}} from the point with a slight taper leading near to the edge before dropping into a secondary bevel which brings the blade to a very acute edge while maintaining some durability. Current theories are that they were the anti-cloth armour weapon of the day.<ref>James G. Elmslie</ref>