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
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
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
Kopis
…origin for the sword, as such swords have been found as early as the 7th century BC in Etruria. The kopis is often compared to the contemporary Iberian falcata and the more recent, and shorter, Nepalese kukri. The word itself is a Greek feminine singular noun. The difference in meaning between kopis and makhaira…
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).