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Originally Posted by Jerseyman
Hi Nkante,
...I've often been told that in un-armoured fights a sickle-style sword is useful for reaching over/past a shield to an exposed shoulder or head. I've also heard that meeting such a style of sword/attack in Dacia (?) led to changes in the Roman army's armour. I don't have references to support these assertions I'm afraid.
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i have posted pictures earlier of a dacian falx being tested by romans in an earlier thread that discussed them with pics taken by one of the romans and found on an ancient SD card. (
) along with pics from trajan's column showing legionnaires in combat against them.
the roman helmet pre dacian war had a smooth dome, and post had an added re-enforcing cross ridge on the dome for added protection.
Link to machete thread