The Greek Xiphos was the sword of Homer’s heroes and the hoplites of the Persian Wars — the blade at Thermopylae, at Marathon, at Salamis. Carried as a sidearm by virtually every Greek warrior of the Classical period, it appears in the imagery of the period on vases, friezes, coins and grave steles as an essential element of the male warrior identity.
KOA describes this Xiphos as replicated from surviving historical designs — its blade exhibiting notable distal taper that ensures it is a swift and agile performer. The steel hilt with carved wood riveted to a thick tang provides a robust full-tang construction, and the steel guard and pommel cap complete a clean, functional hilt appropriate to a working warrior’s sword rather than a ceremonial piece.
The wooden scabbard is handcrafted and bound in leather, with wooden chape and locket and brass hanging rings for baldric carry — the complete, authentic Greek warrior’s sidearm package.
