Scythe sword

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title: Scythe sword
text: The scythe sword (Sensenschwert) was a type of single-edged sword of the German Renaissance, related to the Dussack. It consisted of the blade of a scythe to which a sword hilt was attached. Like the falx or falcata of antiquity, it was thus a curved sword with the cutting edge on the inside. The only known surviving example of a true scythe sword, is that of Thomas Müntzer (1489–1525), kept in the Historical Museum, Dresden. This sword has a representation of a runic calendar incised on the bla
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description: Type of sword
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date modified: 2023-09-08T13:35:13Z
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