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title: Falchion Sword
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16164/falchion-sword/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-07-19
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# Falchion Sword
_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16164.png)
## Image Caption
A steel falchion sword, popular across [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/) from the 13th century. One side of the guard protected the hand while the other permitted the user to lever the sword of one's opponent out of their hand. Venetian, c. 1490. The light weight and cheap cost made the weapon ideal for the conquistadors in the New World. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
## Cite This Work
### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2022, July 19). Falchion Sword. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Falchion Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 19, 2022. .
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Falchion Sword." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Jul 2022, .
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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24904?ft=falchion+sword&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/24904?ft=falchion+sword&offset=0&rpp=40&pos=1). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 July 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.