iberian falcataThe kopis was a one handed Greek weapon with a forward curving, single edged blade. Originally, the term referred to a heavy chopping tool used for cutting meat and performing ritual sacrifices, but it later came to denote this type of sword. The name comes from the Greek kopis (), derived from kopt (), meaning to cut or to strike. The origin of the kopis is debated: some point to Etruscan examples from the 7th century BCE, but this remains a topic of