by Centurii-chan
this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
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I just read about swiss mercenaries a while ago and wondered the whole read why they didn't have a short range weapon like a knife or axe too. Probably because of this.
Btw, they needed a whole century to equip the army with spears. Things sure moved slower back then.