03-23-2012, 06:26 PM
For some reason, perhaps quite wrongly, I find myself under the impression that cleanly seperating the hands would be more difficult for a gladius than cleaving off someone's head. Perhaps an axe would have been used?
That being said, I know that I must be wrong in regards to the hands, because often in recent conflicts, particularly Africa comes to mind, people have used often old and unkept machetes to take the hands of many unlucky victims. I have a friend from Burundi who has seen the effects of this weapon firsthand.
That being said, I know that I must be wrong in regards to the hands, because often in recent conflicts, particularly Africa comes to mind, people have used often old and unkept machetes to take the hands of many unlucky victims. I have a friend from Burundi who has seen the effects of this weapon firsthand.
Alexander
