The Francisca weapon is 40-45 cm (16-18 in). The average weight for the Francisca is around 600g (21oz, 3lb). The Francisca has a cutting edge of 10 cm( 4in).
The weapon at the time Merovingians from about 500 to 750 is know to have been used during the regin of charlemagne. Althought they made it with a person name frank but it was also used by the other companies the Germanic. People herd about the Francisca weapon in 1868. On the top of the weapon is steel and the bottom of the weapon is wood. When the middle ages people were in wars with each other some of the knights would have sheilds and when people throw the francisca weapon it would crack in the middle of the shield making the victim a easier target.
There are different lengths to the francisca weapon one might be small or one might be big. Or the top of the Francisca might be skinny or fat. This is why they make different sizes of the weapon because some people are short and some people were tall. Sometimes there were men are on horses so they need a taller Francisca weapon. That is why there were many different sizes
This is a picture of the different sizes of the Francisca heads.