The sica is a short sword or large dagger of the ancient Illyrians, Thracians, and Dacians, and it was also used in ancient Rome. It is a shorter form of the falx, and the root of its name is the same as that of the modern word sickle. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Classification
Service Status Weapon Class Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sica
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
- Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
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