The "Myth" of the "Dacian Falx" as a super weapon

[nina]

I've seen nothing to suggest that the falx was specifically designed to be used in battle.

dear Dan,
allow me to answer with another question: were the spear and arrow designed specifically for battle? or for hunting?
Well, initiallly were tools for hunting. Later, the humanity found a new use for them: the war and that was the moment when those tools started to change their shape.
And from that moment we can talk about spears and arrows specifically designed as weapons.
So it is quite normal for a weapon to evolve from a tool and this might be the case of the falx evolved from a scythe, maybe.
But it's particularities - handle, lenght of the blade, etc, etc made it designed especially for battle.