200 or so different regional styles and shapes of blade, sometimes in a range of different sizes from 6 to 11 in long in 0.5 in steps. The French firm of Talabot boasted in their 1930 catalogue that they held over 3000 different patterns in their archives.

Styles

Principles of design

Billhooks would have once been made by the local smith to the user's specifications but now sizes and shapes are largely standardised. The handles are mostly rat-tail tang,

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