Overall:920mm

Weight: 1.7kg

Xiphos is a straight edged sword used by the hoplites. Its widest point is usually about 2/3rds along the length of the blade. Features a brass handle and tempered blade which is similar in style to many Greek leaf shaped blades. One of the earliest Greek straight, double edged swords, it was introduced possibly by the Dorians around the 1st Millennium BCE. It was used by Greek Hoplite armies around the Mediterranean Sea and even the Black Sea. It is also possible it could have made its way into Iberia and have inspired the famous Roman sword, the Gladius.