Hattin Falchion, Battlecry Series

Hattin Falchion with scabbard, Battlecry Series

Please note: This is just an ornamental item, not intended for real use!

• Overall length of the falchion approx. 772mm
• Blade length approx. 610mm
• The blade edge is approx. 0,1mm thick
• The cross-guard is approx. 202mm long
• The blade at the guard is approx. 41mm wide and 4mm thick
• The blade at the widest point is approx. 54mm wide and 3,8mm thick
• Point of Balance approx. 11cm
• Weight of the falchion approx. 1246 g
• Weight incl. scabbard approx. 1860 g
• Made of High Carbon Steel 1065
• Knife-sharp blade edges!
• The blade is suitable for cutting tests with bamboo / rice mats / pumpkins etc.

Specs can vary slightly from falchion to falchion.

• Blued 1065 carbon steel
• Hardness 50-52 HRC

Premium Quality, made by Windlass Steelcrafts®

Falchions were a family of single-hand Medieval and Renaissance swords that included the Messer, Storta, Braquemart, Badelair and Malchus, among others. So named for it’s single-edged “falcated” blade, from the Latin falcātus and falx meaning sickle, it refers to a sword that widens or curves forward at the point. Tracing its roots far back to Greco-Roman forms, the falchion has its own distinct aesthetic. No mere scimitar from the East, this is an indigenous European sword form that came in immense variations of shape, size, point design and hilt style. The Hattin follows one of the more popular Medieval versions, such as the famed Conyer’s falchion, with a surprisingly maneuverable convex shape matched to a classic cruciform hilt. Throughout the history of war and fencing these robust weapons filled a much needed role for a short powerful blade. A true working-man’s weapon, the falchion served as a kind of “temperate zone machete” as well as fearsome tool of war. While sometimes lacking the cut to thrust versatility and warding capacity of a straight double-edged arming sword, it made up for it with a robust design that permitted viciously powerful blows.