machetes,, regional styles..

[kronckew]

Originally Posted by Billman

Ref billhooks and slashers - there is little historical record for the slasher in the Roman to Medieval period ...

there is a lot of reference to a billhook used by the enemies of rome on trajan's column, and the commentaries of the time even record that it's use in battle by the dacians forced the romans to re-enforce their helmets to help defend against the deadly slash of the falx.

details from trajan's column:





photo of dacian attacking a roman scutum while showing off, note the ancient digital camerae in use by the romans who left the photo on an ancient SD memory card recently unearthed.


more roman snapshots