it was finally phased out in favor of more conventional swords somewhere about the 12th century B.C. Khopesh has been embraced by certain mainstream cultures, like the Egyptian culture depicted in ...

Probably the most iconic weapon associated with Ancient Egypt, the khopesh is a sickle-shaped sword/axe hybrid ... and an Ancient Egyptian mace would function very similarly.

Archaeologists have unearthed the ancient remains of an Egyptian army barracks and the artifacts left there, including a still-shiny bronze sword engraved with the name of King Ramses II in ...

This is an indication that this sword was intended for fighting and not just for show, Ahmed El Kharadly, an archaeologist with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities who led excavations ...