Custom Handmade Stainless Steel Khopesh Sword - Ancient Egyptian Sword With Pure Black Leather Sheath , Best Gift | Collector Choice it's a replica of an Egyptian sickle-swordan - Khopesh. Khopesh is an ancient sword . Fully Handmade Great Piece of Art/ Fully Handmade / Full Functional / Collectors First Choice The word 'khopesh' may have derived from 'leg', as in 'leg of beef', because of their similarity in shape. The hieroglyph for ḫpš ('leg') is found as early as during the time of the Coffin Texts (the First Intermediate Period). The reconstruction was carried out from the ancient bronze items of that period on the catalogs of the museum.