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A
European descendant of the Egyptian khopesh and Greek kopis
designs, the falchion had a broad blade, thick along the spine
and sharpened on the convex curve of the blade. Used primarily
for slashing and chopping, some falchions also had a point which
could be used for thrusting. As blades became smaller from the
16th century on, the falchion design developed
into the saber.
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