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Old 9th April 2016, 12:06 AM   #10
ariel
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Originally Posted by kronckew

they remind me of the roman utility knives which were used in the area as well as the rest of the empire, way way back.
Do you mean "sica"?
Those were sickle-shaped, not recurved.Sicarii were Judean anti-Roman fighters.
I am not aware of anything else remotely similar in the area.
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