Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Falchion or Malchus, first half of the 14th century

cornelistromp · 6th December 2023, 08:26 PM

yes James Elmslie is definitely THE authority on single-edged weapons, he commented on this post in a Facebook group:

I'm afraid to the best of my knowledge, its a unique survivor, and typologically, is the source for the Type 3a group of blades in my work. There's a small number of depictions in art, but beyond that, its pretty much in the rarest of the rare category.
I'm really glad to see that its in your care, and hope someday I can get to study it in detail.

this implies that it will not be easy to find another one.

6th December 2023, 08:26 PM	#9
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,057	yes James Elmslie is definitely THE authority on single-edged weapons, he commented on this post in a Facebook group: I'm afraid to the best of my knowledge, its a unique survivor, and typologically, is the source for the Type 3a group of blades in my work. There's a small number of depictions in art, but beyond that, its pretty much in the rarest of the rare category. I'm really glad to see that its in your care, and hope someday I can get to study it in detail. this implies that it will not be easy to find another one.