Dacian - Romanian - Falx sword

fearn · 18th July 2005, 08:36 PM

Great to see this!

I've admired the falx and rhompaia for a long time.

One thing to point out: you can buy similar blades for less than $30 at large hardware stores: they're called bank blades (glaive in French), and they're used for clearing brush. The falx as a tool was used for coppicing (i.e. cutting trees and shrubs down), and this is simply a weaponized version of it. A similar story holds for the English Brown Bill.

Glad to see that people are making them again.

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18th July 2005, 08:36 PM	#5
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Great to see this! I've admired the falx and rhompaia for a long time. One thing to point out: you can buy similar blades for less than $30 at large hardware stores: they're called bank blades (glaive in French), and they're used for clearing brush. The falx as a tool was used for coppicing (i.e. cutting trees and shrubs down), and this is simply a weaponized version of it. A similar story holds for the English Brown Bill. Glad to see that people are making them again. F