Fighting with these Greek swords need extra training and special skills thus there was a demand for extra private tuition in skill arms in which sword fighting played an essential role.

 

Parents of these hoplites or spearmen who could afford to pay extra for the lessons willingly hire instructors known as hoplomachoi or ‘fighters-in-arms’ to intensively teach their sons how to fight with these Greek swords.

 

The Greek swords were dual-purpose weapon with a leaf-shaped blade designed for both cutting and thrusting. But it is clear from the representational evidence that it was principally used in a downward cut.  They are made of high carbon steel and wooden scabbards.

 

Greek swords usually feature fancy hilts and a scabbard decorated with ancient Greek scenes. They were often gold finished honoring one of the ancient world`s greatest warrior kings- Alexander. This sword commonly called a hoplite sword was named after the heavily armed Greek foot-soldier of the classical period.

 

These Greek swords have two types of curved and single bladed swords.  The first is described as a recurved saber, the back of the blade curves forward, and the main weight of the weapon lies near the tip. 

 

The second type is best depicted as a backsword or ‘pallasch’, with a heavy single-edged blade whose back was either straight or slightly concave. The Greeks used "Machaira" and "Xiphos" for describing sword. They were made to a high quality from high carbon steel and twice tempered to achieve a high Rockwell hardness, before being polished.

 

The Greek swords that are sold today as replicas of those that were carried by the hoplites are often seen with a silvery finish and a wooden handle.  Although the original swords bear designs on the hilts such as animals and other symbols, still the design of the representations would suffice due to its simplicity and the historic elegance it radiates.