It's great how ancient people actually attempted prostetics regardless of how ridiculous and gruesome they must have looked...
It reminded me of a Roman legionarie I read about a long time ago that fought with a prostetic fist made of iron. (can't remember the fellow's name) talk about hard core

and speaking of hard core how odd is it that so much fortune- or luck if you will- would fall upon two simple soldiers like Vorenus and Pullo?