falarica
Sign in to saveFalarica, also phalarica, was an ancient Iberian ranged polearm that was sometimes used as an incendiary weapon.
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Vinony files it under Ancient weapons, European weapons and Iberian weapons.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
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- incendiary weapon
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Falarica, also phalarica, was an ancient Iberian ranged polearm that was sometimes used as an incendiary weapon.
==Design== The falarica was a heavy javelin with a long, thin iron head of about in length attached to a wooden shaft of about equal length. The iron head had a narrow sharp tip, which made the falarica an excellent armour-piercing weapon.
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