Scythemen
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Scythemen, also known as scythe-bearers is the term for soldiers armed with war scythes. First appearing in the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794, scythemen quickly became one of the symbols of the struggle
Scythemen of the 2nd Kraków Grenadier Regiment in 1794.
Polish scythemen of the January Uprising in 1863–1864.
Scythemen in 1831, led by Emilia Plater. Gouache by Jan Rosen.
War scythe
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A war scythe or military scythe is a form of polearm with a curving single-edged blade with the cutting edge on the concave side of the blade. Its blade bears a superficial resemblance to that of an a
Illustration from Chrystian Piotr Aigner's "Krótka nauka o kosach i pikach" ("A Brief Treatise on Scythes and Pikes"), 1794
17th century Scottish war scythe
Scythemen during Poland's January 1863 Uprising
The Death of Bara (Jean-Joseph Weerts, 1883), depicting the use of the war scythe