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Spanish Falcata sword - Woerden - Netherlands
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11-05-2006, 12:51 PM
Quote:It is NOT a Falcata, as it lacks the profile of a true falcata; only the hilt resembles one. The profile of the main edge is not concave in its proximal part, so it is NOT a falcata of Spanish manufacture.
If the blade is still in the scabbard how can we tell?

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Falcata at Dura Europas - by Celer - 10-23-2006, 08:32 PM
Re: Spanish Falcata sword - Woerden - Netherlands - by Tarbicus - 11-05-2006, 12:51 PM
Woerden "Falcata" - by pvblivs cordvs - 11-20-2006, 10:44 AM
Re: Spanish Falcata sword - Woerden - Netherlands - by Jeroen Zuiderwijk - 10-17-2007, 08:06 AM

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