Falcata
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The falcata is a type of sword typical of pre-Roman Iberia. The falcata was used to great effect for warfare in the ancient Iberian Peninsula, and is firmly associated with the southern Iberian tribes
Iberian falcata
Falcata of the Necrópolis de los Collados, Almedinilla, Córdoba, Spain
Decorated hilt of a 3rd or 4th century BC falcata from Almedinilla, Córdoba (M.A.N., Madrid).
Kopis
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The term kopis in Ancient Greece could describe a heavy knife with a forward-curving blade, primarily used as a tool for cutting meat, for ritual slaughter and animal sacrifice, or refer to a single e
Falcata
…shape of a horse or a bird. There is often a thin chain connecting the hooked butt of the handle with the hilt. Though almost identical to the Greek kopis, the falcata is distinguished by the sharpened false edge in the second half of its length. Some have posited that the falcata was derived from the…
Greek hoplite (standing) fighting against a Persian archer. Each is using a kopis. Depiction in ancient kylix, 5th century BC, National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
Greek kopis, 5th–4th centuries BC, iron, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Greek kopis with sharply downcurved blade, 5th-4th centuries BC, iron, Metropolitan Museum of Art