The Falx

[Donciorate]

It would seem that a possible use for the falx would be in a pair, one soldier moves in close and draws the scutum towards him. When the scutum is occupied the falx can come in and hit the legionary at the base of the cheek gaurd on the helmet the hinging action would allow a glancing access to the neck and with the force you can put into a falx we all know what happens to the little thing that holds the brain.