Faussart Faussart The Faussart is a long bladed two handed weapon, sometimes referred to as a Warbrand (by modern reproduction manufacturers). It is essentially a two handed falchion. It is different to a glaive in that a glaive is more like a halberd, and the Faussart is more like a sword. While the glaive has a lighter head and longer blade than a halberd, it has a shorter length blade than the Faussart. The Faussart could be used by both cavalry and infantry. It eventually evolved into the longsword. The weapon probably relates to the agricultural tool for grass cutting, the
Operation Halberd from Admiral Cunningham: "Fancy, twice a knight at your age." Operation Halberd Operation Halberd was a British naval operation that took place on 27 September 1941, during the Second World War. The British were attempting to deliver a convoy from Gibraltar to Malta. The convoy was escorted by several battleships and an aircraft carrier, to deter interference from the Italian surface fleet, while a close escort of cruisers and destroyers provided an anti-aircraft screen. The Italian fleet sortied after the convoy was detected, but turned back after learning the strength of the escorting force. Air attacks by Italian bombers and