dacian falx

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judging from the pics, the scutum is damaged,

That was Steve Peffley handling the falx, and Matt Amt steadying the contraption. Mark Morrow made the blade to Steve's specification, and a great job it is. Steve brings that thing with him to every event (like MTT and Roman Days here), but he only made the two shields to be destroyed.

For getting stuck see Peter Connolly's book "Legionary' where exactly that happens to a Dacian in one illustration. Steve won't admit to that happening, though.