Quote Originally Posted by antisocialmunky View Post
Actually, I would imagine that the helmet reinforcements were more due to the fact that the falx defeats energy redirection due to its tendency to 'hook' so you could probably jack up a helmet quite a bit through blunt force.
If that is indeed why they did it (I am not an expert), then logic follows that if maces are AP, falx, though its ability to generate blunt force to the head, is also AP? (not that this is the thrust of my entire argument).