Talk:Fauchard

Information is sparse on these things - I'm assuming that since the blade is compared to a sickle or scythe and contrasted with a glaive, previous editors meant to say 'concave' rather than 'convex'... --67.182.156.77 06:55, 17 Jun 2005 (UTC)

It seems almost certainly false to claim this weapon was poorly designed for warfare. The falx is essentially the same thing and was in use during roman times if not earlier. A similar weapon, the Rhomphaia, was used by the Varagian guard. So you've got a weapon type in use for over 1000 years and yet somehow it was "poorly designed"? More likely the weapon was modified to be more effective against cavalry as was the dane axe which was reworked as the halberd. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.198.227.66 (talk) 01:10, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Scythe
Isn't this the same thing as a "War Scythe"? Any peasants scythe would be a big heavy blade sharpened on the 'inner' edge. Mount that on a pole, and you have your fauchard. Theblindsage (talk) 09:56, 17 November 2007 (UTC) ...damn, this thing needs a pic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.177.46.253 (talk) 19:39, 21 October 2013 (UTC)

Picture
I know that that picture contains the text "fauchard" and "partisan", but aren't the pictured weapons really a bill and a halberd? A fauchard is more like a sickle on a stick (possibly with some additional pointy bits), and a partisan has a double-edged blade with symmetrical protrusions at the base. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 167.220.101.26 (talk) 23:19, 13 November 2015 (UTC)

v glaive
Acc to this " it is considered different from the Glaive in that it was only sharp on one side and in later development the fork or forks was added. This isn't a hook it is a fork used for stabbing which separates it from the Guisarme. " 89.201.228.101 (talk) 22:05, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Combine with Glaive
Historically speaking, Fauchard either refers to glaive (back curved edge) or war scythe (front curved edge). Our article even interlinks with the French war scythe article.

German Wikipedia lacks an article for fauchard, instead treating it in the glaive article – de:Glefe.

French Wikipedia lacks articles for both fauchard and glaive, treating fauchard in the war scythe article – fr:Faux de guerre, with glaive being abscent, as the name "Glaive" is occupied by the Gladius article – fr:Glaive.

I propose we merge glaive and fauchard. Blockhaj (talk) 14:03, 12 October 2023 (UTC)