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The Scourge of the Roman Empire! A weapon feared by an army that feared nothing else.
The Falcata is the evolution of the Egyptian Kopesh. So impressed with its function, Alexander the Great adopted its use for his conquests, and it spread with minor - and some major - changes throughout the known world. The Nepalese Kukri, the Turkish Yataghan, the Falcatta Iberia, the Sosoun Pata and many more weapons evolved from this single source.
Not a graceful weapon, it was best utilized as a close in chopper - effectively an axe plus. The design made it more effective when attacking around a large shield with the added advantage of creating a deeper, deadlier wound when employed with the draw cut. The belly being drawn deeper into the wound.
The Horsehead Falcata has a bone handle and is 25 1/4 inches overall with a 20 inch blade. The scabbard is a combination of wood, leather and brass and houses a knife shaped similar to the Falcata, also with a bone handle, a 6 1/4 inch blade and is 9 inches overall.
A historical weapon of mighty proportions. Can you handle it?