[John C. Dos Santos]

Hello,
Has anyone studied khopesh swords? Was there a time where they might have made of iron and used in battle by Israelite or Egyptian armies?

Also,
Does anyone in the Northeastern United States participate in Bronze Age Living history or reenactment?

Thank you,
John

[Dan Kary]

I'm not sure, but didn't they stop being used pretty early on? They stopped being used during the bronze age, I thought, and so I'm guessing they would never have been made of iron.

[Matthew Amt]

Agreed. As far as I know, the khopesh did not survive into the Iron Age, so it was only made from bronze.

For reenactors, I've got a ton of kit, here in the DC/Baltimore area, but it's been a while! About 3 years ago I did an event as Romulus Founder of Rome, which is kind of Late Bronze/Early Iron (terrific and fascinating era!), can't even remember the last time I hauled out the Mycenaean stuff.

https://www.larp.com/hoplite/bronze.html

Matthew

[Dan Howard]

The khopesh falls out of use during the reign of Rameses II. By that time, the Egyptians were using the same sword types that all of their neighbours were using.