A Central European falchion,circa 1300 A forged iron single-edged blade,which widens to a double-edged point,and has encrustations stuck to both base of the blade is perforated,possibly to fasten a grip iron disk length: 65 length: 78 : 849 rare weapon type,presumably developed from the Nordic long German it was also called a Malchus,because Peter supposedly cut Malchus' ear off with a cutting weapon of this kind in the garden of Gethsemane,historic,historical,14th,Additional-Rights-Clearences-Not Available

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