Last use of the falcata

[PMBardunias]

When I say thrust, I mean thrust the way you'd use a "large foil" strait bladed weapon, like the gladius, or a short sword, thrusting comming from a down to up angle (not sure if I making myself clear imagine a vector around 16 to 22º from the horizontal), not thrusting like you would with a Rapier or "Espada" in an almost horizontal angle or comming in slightly downward angle.

So you are stabbing in an arc described by the rotation of the arm at the shoulder? While I was describing a straight thrust like that of a rapier. I have done some fencing, and stabbing with the machaira reminds me of thrusting with a pistol-gripped foil. In playing with it I even want to loop my index finger around the lower quillion-like projection- it often projects past the blade in the Greek form. It also helps if the blade has a pronounced double curve rather than a simple forward arc.