The Xiphos was the sidearm of the Greek hoplite tradition — a double-edged, leaf-shaped blade of around 50–60cm, carried beneath the left arm on a baldric and drawn when the primary spear became useless. In the tight formation of the hoplite phalanx, where warriors stood shield-to-shield and pushed against the enemy line, the Xiphos was the weapon of last resort — short enough to be effective in the confined space between bodies, with a leaf blade profile that could cut as well as thrust.
The Xiphos appears on Attic red-figure pottery, on the marble friezes of the Parthenon, and in the hands of heroes on countless Greek vessels — one of the most extensively documented sword forms of the ancient world. Xenophon, in his treatise On Horsemanship, recommended the Kopis over the Xiphos for cavalry but acknowledged the Xiphos’s superiority for infantry use.
This Deepeeka version features a hand-forged EN45 steel blade with a central rib for structural rigidity — the blade curving toward a somewhat rounded point in the characteristic Xiphos profile. The subtle convex brass guard and threaded pommel provide a clean, functional hilt, and the leather-covered wooden scabbard completes a solid and historically credible piece.
