A veteran who had been a bit too rough with his neighbors was pleading his case before Julius Caesar. "Do you remember," he said, "Imperator, how you twisted your ankle near Sucro?" When Caesar said he did remember: "Then you certainly remember that when you were lying to rest under a tree that was casting just a tiny shadow, in a very tough terrain with just that one lonely tree sticking out, one of your men laid out his cloak for you?" Caesar said "Why shouldn't I remember, even if I was exhausted? Because I was unable to walk I couldn't go to the nearby spring, and I would have been willing to crawl there on hands and knees, if it were not for a good soldier, a brave industrious chap, hadn't brought me water in his helmet?" to which the man replied, "Then, Imperator, you could recognize that man, or that helmet?" Caesar answered that he couldn't recognize the helmet, but certainly the man, and added, a bit irritated I think, "And you certainly are not him!" "It's not surprising," said the man, "that you do not recognize me, Caesar; for when that happened I was whole. Afterwards, at Munda my eye was gouged out, and my skull smashed in. Nor would you recognize that helmet if you saw it: it was split by a Hispanian saber (machaera Hispana)."
Frederico Pessanha there were also celtic tribes in the rest of Hispania, the celt-iberian kopis ( I choose the term kopis). They where La Téne culture. The quote is a actual source on the devastating effect of the sword. But this beautiful piece of weapon was used by many cultures!
Aerdernix MacDane yes but hispanian saber is not a falcata the term is callaeci , callaicos, calaecoi what ever you want to call them the bravest tribe of all galos (meaning galaicos or celts) this in the words of the romans and Plínio and galaicos and portuguese are one and the same , not hispanic but celtic
Frederico Pessanha I know that the proper term is Callaicos, but the term hispanic saber was used to describe the celt-iberian and iberian kopis. Not all new the diference between a hispanic and a celt and this was a legionary saying these words. Also the word saber is a modern translation of machaera which a single edge knife or sword. Funny thing that the gallic word or a sword (generic sword) is Cladios (kladios) or kladiwos (he proto-celtic word) which have similarities with the word gladius. So to be clear I agree with you, but in this case one most also look at context.
Aerdernix MacDane i understand that i was just highlightening for knowlege sake , sorry if my inglish is not the best . were you from? there are not many People that would agree with me . i dont know if you got it callaicos were a celtic tribe the term for the sword is falcata and the origin of that term is from the callaicos
The Falcata was used in one of the most devastating defeats in Roman History. When Hannibal marched through the Alps, which was said to be impossible during winter. Hannibal ended up in Southern Italy, with a army of 50,000 where then "The Battle of Cannae" happened. With about 10,000 Carthaginian casualties, Hannibal slaughtered 70,000+ Romans. As you referenced Spanish Swordsmen, marched with Hannibal. The Romans feared the Falcata because of it's ability to split shield/helmets like butter. Anyways good review, a truly amazing sword.
If you talk about Hannibal and his Army please research and you´ll never find Spanish Swordsmen in it....but Lusitanian. An Lusitanian are portuguese people, not spanish. We portuguese never forget it...
Daniel de Oliveira and yet Hannibal used Iberian (Hispanic) swordsmen, not just lusitanian. I don't know where you're getting your information from but it is incorrect
"if you talk about Hannibal and his Army please research and you´ll never find Spanish Swordsmen in it....but Lusitanian. An Lusitanian are portuguese people, not spanish. We portuguese never forget it..." Celtic/Celtiberian/Iberian Swordsmen from HISPANIA. IBERIA. Portugal didn't exist back then. There were hundreds of tribes in Iberia not just the Lusitanian . It took Rome 200 years to Romanize Hispania for a reason.
Yup, though there is still a lot of debate on the origins shared between the "falcata" and the kopis among scholars. But what you are describing is the current thought,
+Medieval Review How much are these worth? I had two, I used the steel to make a nice set of tongs. I'm a blacksmith btw. Anyways, I have another one, but I've already removed the handle and was planning to cut the blade up and make a Damascus ingot from it. How much are these even worth? It can't be much, they have two inch tangs...
+Medieval Review You wanted sources for the sword, so I got a source for you about the celto-iberian kopis (I will not use the term falcata for these swords). This is an account between a veteran soldier and Julius Gaius Caesar: "A veteran who had been a bit too rough with his neighbors was pleading his case before Julius Caesar. "Do you remember," he said, "Imperator, how you twisted your ankle near Sucro?" When Caesar said he did remember: "Then you certainly remember that when you were lying to rest under a tree that was casting just a tiny shadow, in a very tough terrain with just that one lonely tree sticking out, one of your men laid out his cloak for you?" Caesar said "Why shouldn't I remember, even if I was exhausted? Because I was unable to walk I couldn't go to the nearby spring, and I would have been willing to crawl there on hands and knees, if it were not for a good soldier, a brave industrious chap, hadn't brought me water in his helmet?" to which the man replied, "Then, Imperator, you could recognize that man, or that helmet?" Caesar answered that he couldn't recognize the helmet, but certainly the man, and added, a bit irritated I think, "And you certainly are not him!" "It's not surprising," said the man, "that you do not recognize me, Caesar; for when that happened I was whole. Afterwards, at Munda my eye was gouged out, and my skull smashed in. Nor would you recognize that helmet if you saw it: it was split by a Hispanian saber (machaera Hispana)."
My thought on that technique from swinging this weapon around: I don’t think it’s plausible, or at least it wouldn’t be effective. This is not by any means a nimble sword. It hits like an axe, but it also handles like one. It’s not suitable for the quick whippy motions needed to get around defenses in that way, and you are liable to injure your wrist trying to do so. However, I totally believe it could chop an inch or two into a scutum and hit the head. I also believe it could split iron or bronze helmets.
Shape of blade is purely for improving cutting prowess. For doing that you can tilt blade to back like most of curved swords but kukri like /axe reminiscent design you see here works really nice too. Curvature wasn't there to "bypass shields" (although in some particularly unusual circumstances even that may have come in handy). Also, hitting of a shield or helmet is exactly the thing you don't wanna do with this or any other sword - weapon could get damaged, jammed or stuck way too easily and shields and helmets protect from sword strikes actually very well. You use it as any other cutter, to cut your enemies to pieces, preferably in their unarmored body part. Weapons like these could cleave off arm or leg actually quite easily.
@@celtibero599 Yes You are right. Greek and Roman... but Celts in Iberia used it before. Even the roman sword is an adaptation of a "Spanish" short sword! We had the best materials to do swords and knifes back in the day.
Yes I know, but is only a posibility. And the remembre that the sword that the Romas copa was what the called Gladius Hispaniensis. And scuse my englis pls, if I expres bad in Spanish, Englis is...
I have Irish Greek/Italian heritage. I have that same Windlass Falcata sword, unsharpened though. I really like this sword, I do plan on sharpening it. Great Video... Much Kudos to You!!!
This sword is actually a replica from the Iberian town of Almedinilla, located in Spain, and that's because its the best well conservated falcata probably in the world and i got it on my hands, cause i was working in the excavations there. Love that sword.
Well, to be honest, I enter in the investigation when it was actually found it, in some iberian tombs, with another falcatas and funerary objects, but I did make some work for the University of Granada there on Spain, about that sword. Adding this as a curiossity, in that Iberian town on Almedinilla, the romans became later and we have one of the only two statues in the world of the roman god of dreams, Hypnos. If you want to get some photos of the real falcata and that statue of Hypnos i'll be so happy to speak you by mail!
@@SpainImitations id like to see this too. jpzamer@gmail.com I believe the iberians were working with hannibal and the carthaginians to wage war on rome, as a modern day phoenician and a big fan of hannibal id love to get this sword, or something like it if any are for sale. this is the weapon hannibal used.
In spain you can find thousand of thar original swords in museums. also you can see how iberian use it in ceramic vessels. i recomend you National museum arqueological of Madrid or some arqueological museums in mediterranean region, where falcata was invented.
I’m going to extrapolate from a similar, modern weapon: the khukri. For the Gurkhas it’s economical and efficient. It’s blend between a knife, cleaver and an axe. Chop wood. Whittle for fire starter. Slaughter and skinning animals. It doubles as a defensive weapon. A tomahawk and a Bowie knife is a nice combination for camping. Separately they are more efficient and effective than a khukri. But, it’s two items to carry and maintain. The khukri is one. It’s multi-use.
I believe that drawing cuts woud be very powerful with this weapon. It would also be very good to cut in shields, and then pull back your sword (and possibly the shield). This because of the hook at the handle, it allows real good pulling.
there was no spain or spanish at the time.. or portugal.. but these swords where used by the lusitans that lived in tribes where its portugal today and a bit of spain in the mauntains of serra da estrela...
no, falcata is a iberia sword, nobody knows what tribes were part of the Iberians, if all these tribes of the peninsula were considered Iberians, or if the Iberians were divided into other tribes. So, nobody knows if the Lusitanea were Iberians or not
Sickle like blades (everywhere in the world are many examples)where used for opening the defence(by hooking the shield) and mainly for amputating limbs behind the shields.Only two handed massive blades on a pole for leverage (so falx or falx like weapons) could tear in half a well made shield like the Roman one. Now about the kopis/kukri/falcata all are used like axes(so over the head strikes, especially when in tight formations where side chopping movement are not possible)with good stabbing capabilities (where axe has none).The use I explained is potraited perfectly on Greek ancient pottery depicting the Persian wars.It is well known also (written by thukydidis)that kopis was used by the Greeks mainly against less armoured opponents(persians and others) where it had the maximal effect, whereas they where using xiphos(lighter gladius style weapon ) against rival Greeks which were well armored.
Since it is perfectly functional it be very interesting to see it tested some. Not just against bottles but perhaps mats of some sort or rolled wet newspapers?
Rui you're right, and we should not forget that Viriathus was born in Herminius Mons (Serra da Estrela - Portugal)...people sometimes talk about things of which they know little or nothing.
As for the remark on the Falcata being used for bypassing shields. I believe you are thinking of the Dacian Sica or the Falx because I have seen documentaries state those swords being used to bypass shields. Still, I believe the falcata is certainly more capable at that job then a gladius for example.
Of course the falcata is more efficient then a Gladius, the Main function of a Gladius is pierce not slash, the falcata have a fierce chopping ability because of his blade geometry!
Problem with using a curved sword to bypass the shield just to hit a helmet is that hitting a helmet doesn't do an awful lot and it opens you up for an attack.
+Strong Back As he said, the way it was curved gives it an axe-like cleaving ability, so it could cleave through the steel or cause blunt trauma damage
+Braden Vande Plasse He mispoke when he said steel, the armour of the time is more likened to iron, and has been documented to cleave in from blows (though still uncommon).
Iberian Falcata found in my city, Baza (Basti as Iberian City), Granada, Spain. es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Ajuar_tumba_155_Necr%C3%B3polis_de_Baza_(M.A.N._conjunto_162)_02.jpg
Obviously the Falcata and the Kukri are separated by not only hundreds of years, but also continents - however the similarity in their design could lend some valuable insight into how the Falcata may have been used in single weapon combat. Just an Interesting thought!
Remember, fine gent, that Alexander defeated King Poros of India - although he actually ruled over the northern part of what's today modern India. That's where and when those fellows noticed and adopted the Greek swords :-) So continents apart, for certain, hundreds of years, surprisingly not :-) Now, this being said, I don't know, and if I do, then I definitely do not remember, how the hell did the Celtic design get to Greek hands - haha!
¿Qué fiebre es esta de hacer de la falcata una espada portuguesa? ¿Hay que reescribir los libros de historia? Las falcatas que se conservan en los museos españoles, y hay unas cuantas, por ejemplo en el Museo Arqueológico Nacional en Madrid, fueron encontradas principalmente en la zona mediterránea de Levante y Andalucía, lejos de tierras lusitanas, no sé a qué viene esta historia de falcatas lusitanas, que por otra parte los lusitanos no eran portugueses, esa identificación es una sandez.
Y eso ¿me lo dice o me lo cuenta? Ya sé de sobra donde vivían los iberos, y los celtíberos y los celtas: eran tres grupos étnicos o culturales diferenciados, lo que me quejo es que los comentarios de los portugueses al hilo de este vídeo que parecen ignorarlo. Por otro lado, las falcatas están asociadas principalmente a los pueblos iberos, no celtíberos como los lusitanos, que vivían desde la franja costera mediterránea del sudeste de Francia actual hasta hasta Andalucía, aunque también se hallen hacia el interior de la península. He visto unas cuantas falcatas en distintos museos y conozco mi país y la historia de mi país.
I believe theres a short story of a soldier talking with Ceaser where Ceaser could not recognize the soldier as his eye had been removed and his head caved in when a falcata hit and cleaved through his helmet.
Great review. if I heard correctly that this blade shape also made it to India and it became of what we blade collectors know as the khukuri. I think the best way to use this weapon is for a basic strike at a 45 degree angle and another 45 degree strike from the opposite side, I am not saying this it the proper way but this is how I would use the Falcata. You could look up the five angles of attack in Arnis or any other Filipino martial art for a good reference.
+TangSooDoArnis4Life Kukri (khukuri) are significantly smaller, so their use is slightly different. Also the migration of this blade design is mostly refutable, and it is more likely that these various cultures developed them independently. The advantage that the kukri gives us is is that we can see an actual use for it, the Falcata being more of a sword than a knife/machete is something that we have little to no evidence for actual use in combat.
I notice that some of them have a small chain or knuckle bow covering I wonder if that was actaully used to provide a little bit more protection for the hand or it was simply just there for decoration or some other purpose that we don't know about.
The sica that the Illyrians and Thracians used was similar but the forward curve was even more pronounced. They also seem to have been a little shorter (maybe used in the off hand to pull shields then strike with their longer swords?) .
+Skenderbeuismyhero There are only few examples of Sica that is more pronounced in the curve, than the kopis. There are many different types of kopithes which have crooked blades with more pronounced curves or less pronounced curves. The sica has less mass and some where in the size of the shorter types of kopithes. And the usual difference in curve of the 2 swords is ca. 2-3". but your other theory about using the shorter war knife types of sicae as a shield hook, I will have to test that, but it is not impossible.
Considering the Greeks used 3ft round shield in a phalanx formation. So getting around a shield was a requirement to hit your opponent. So that's actually the design of the sword.
It is a real assault weapon. The grooves in the falcata are to spill the blood of the enemy. Think of this weapon as a combination of an axe, a sword and a German blood letting bajonet.
I agree that this is an excellent weapon for offence over defence, based on its shape I would not want to try parrying or binding with it.However fullered grooves on a blade are primarily to lighten its overall weight and otherwise provide decoration as seen in this example, they are NOT designed to drain blood from a wound as this will happen anyway when the weapon is retracted.
The falcata is derived from the Celtic Pastry Chef Knife, the Gaelcutta. The original Gaelcutta featured a similar profile, but with a much thinner, and shorter blade; as was the want of the ancient bakers for the purpose of spreading frosting on pastries. What really set the Gaelcutta apart was the recurved section, which in the hands of an experienced pastry chef, could be used to great effect for slivering almonds and shelling pecans. The forward heavy balance, however, made the Gaelcutta uniquely effective at chopping tasks. Of interest to scholars is that several period manuscripts feature depictions of Celtic Pastry Chefs (cócaire taosráin) using the heavy, solid bronze hilts of the knife to pulverize seasonal fruits in preparation of traditional Celtic Apple Crumbles. Although historians don't always agree, this finding validates earlier theories (specifically those of Dr. Norman Fitzpatrick of Basil Hayes University, Nova Scotia) that the Gaelic term for Apple Crumble, pie hilt claíomh, is derived from this practice. It is generally agreed upon that the Gaelcutta was developed into a weapon in about the 4th century BC, and underwent further adaption until reaching the stage of existence in which we recognize it as today, as the Falcata. This however did not definitely terminate its' use as a culinary implement, as Roman sources reference its' use in food preparation by Numidian conscripts during the Juguthine War as late as 106 BC (Sallust, 41-40 BC.) Although the origin of this strange weapon is little known outside of intellectual circles and the scholarly community, its' legacy exists today in the hearts and minds of knife enthusiasts all over the internet- myself included; a legacy that appears to have no end of site; a legacy that lends credence to the refined taste of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia; a legacy of excellence. For more information, you can contact me at; C.S. O'Marchog Chief Curator The Schidtmehnn-Douglas Collection Alton Court, Hereforshire, UK shidtmehnndouglasscollection@gmail.com (989) 775-7555
The larger, 75cm Toledo version with the lion is the most aesthetic of these swords I think. You should review that one. I think it’s also a lot cheaper than this one. Also all of these swords, including the one in your video feature very unrealistic weights. The average weight for a classical kopis or machaira would be no more than 1.5-1.8 lbs (700-900 grams). Very few enthousiasts who have never done swordfighting competitions know this.
@@medievalreview that’s the one. I think the gold variant on that is seriously the most beautiful Kopis/Machaira/Hoplite sword you can buy. I thought the one you reviewed here was also steel? The one I linked is 1450gr so purely a wall hanger but it looks awesome.
@@gold333 @gold333 It does look very nice. The problem with the Marto brand (in general) is that they use 440 stainless steel which is useless for a functional sword. As a decorative piece it is fine. But that would not be a functional sword. That is the reason I would probably not purchase it, nor would I review it. Since my focus in that regard has been on "functional" pieces, which at a minimum must meet a standard or proper materials, proper tempering and proper construction. So Marto tends to fail all 3: 440 stainless cannot be tempered, so it cannot meet this first 2, and then the construction is very likely to be poor; usually these decorative pieces use rat tail tangs instead of proper tangs. This one doesn't look to have this issue, but if you look closely at the grip they are using phillips head screws, so I'd question the build quality. This is pretty much consistent for all Marto decorative "swords". Somewhere on my channel I think I've discussed this before in a video.
@@medievalreview yeah, they are purely wall hangers. They are nice if you want a licensed product. Like I believe Marto makes the Alexander 2004 kopis used by Colin Farrell in the movie, 65cm and 1.5 kg, so unwieldable. I suppose similar to Noble Collection which made the licensed Troy 2004 bronze age leaf blade sword Brad Pitt used in that movie. I had that sword, 73cm and weighed what felt like 5kg (10lbs). So no fun at all to swing around. These are completely non functional swords. I suppose the 440C steel all you could do with it is sharpen it so it would at least be sharp, but apart from that not much.
É verdade, principalmente porque meus ancestrais, os lusitanos (tenho o mesmo direito de considerá-los meus ancestrais do que qualquer português e mais do que o norte portugueses do atual Portugal) nunca tiveram unidade política como entendida hoje. Eram apenas tribos espalhadas no sudoeste da península e relacionadas por laços socioeconômicos.
Another American that thinks Iberia is just Spain, this weapon was used by the worst enemy of Rome in that time Lusitanians led by Viriato and their homeland was Central Portugal, not Spain.
relájate man y lee un poco más de historia. Hay muchos libros de historia y arquelogía. Portugal no se llamaba así antes de iberia, y mucho menos antes que España. Iberia no se llamaba así antes, busca los mapas antiguos de los egipcios y mira como ellos llamaban a toda la península ibérica. Y déjate de payasadas que iberia no solo es Lusitania. Te dejo de tarea cual era el nombre antiguo que le colocaron en sus mapas los egipcios... Para cayarte la boquita.. Y eso que no soy español sé mas cosas de allá.
the falcata, is considered the sword typical of the Iberians, not Celts. If this sword had been typical of the Celts, it could not be considered a typical sword of the people of Hispania, since the Celts were located in many other countries of Europe, apart from Spain. while the Iberians only settled in Spain
Bro, used in Spain? Used by Spanish???? Bro, get some studies before posting into the internet... The Iberian Peninsula were later Portugal and Spain... The Falcata became famous on Lusitanian's Viriato Leader battles against Romans Invaders... If u studied more u would know why the Portuguese are still named or intitled "Lusos" nowadays... Nevertheless, beautiful piece! Congrats
I'm from the UK and I really want to buy a sword/or knife (Or start collecting), I'm not sure how to start or where to buy from, I don't want to start with an expensive one, can anyone give me any recommendations for a starter sword/knife? Thanks :)
The windlass cobra steel kindjal is an extremely good budget sword for the price. It's shaped kinda like a gladius. Not the best quality or best looking, but nonetheless a fully functional high-carbon steel blade. It goes for about $60/£47.84 www.atlantacutlery.com/p-1323-windlass-cobra-steel-kindjal.aspx
I doubt people were any different than they are today . I don't trust post WWII cultural marxist academia. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lRj-IR5Aqbg.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ragF5M7Z01E.html
Well, there are a lot misundertanding about not only this sword, but also the people who used and developed it... we talk about Lusitanian. If you talk about the falcata you need to talk about the Lusitanian and never about Spain or Hispania. We portuguese never forget...
Lee más libros de historia y tendrás menos "misundertanding". Todas las falcatas que he visto en museos españoles fueron encontradas en yaciamientos lejos de las tierras lusitanas, sobre todo cerca del Mediterráneo, y fueron forjadas bastante antes de que naciese la abuela de Viriato.
Daniel de Oliveira I don't really know what you mean, mate. Falcata have been found across the Iberian peninsula, not just Lusitania, and Hannibal DID use Iberian AND Lusitanian mercenaries. Don't let your national pride warp your perception of history
Iberians copied these swords from Etruscans and Greeks. Greeks conquered Afghanistan and Nepal in 3rd century BC and many weapon historians say the kukris are copied from the swords of the Greek soldiers
falcata was a lusitan sword not Spanish lusitan peopol lived in Portugal and sometimes helped spartan wariors in batles then the templars join lusitan peopol to save is tresures from the curch
mmm no, Lusiatania is Portugal and a part of Extremadura and Castilla la Mancha (Spain), and in the past, Spain or Portugal didnt exist, only existed Iberia or Hispania, the falcata was an iberian sword, and of course, spanish sword. Is an error that people say Lusitania is Portugal and Hispania is Spain, is a big error, Hispania was Spain and Portugal, and Lusitania was a PART of Hispania, like Betica or Tarraconensis. Saludos :)
Sorry to say that your facts are wrong.... the Falcata were used by the PORTUGUESE... the Lusitanos made the falcata, the falcata is a derivation of a greek style sword... and if desagree, go educate your self about the Lusitanos, more precisely, about Viriato and his army, about the war beetween Lusitanos and the romans.
+ARR0WMANC3R I covered my review system here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xqqmm-b8uRQ.html 3 is a median score, which means that the sword is worth the money. Most swords should end up in this around this rating, like a standard bell curve. I don't tend to buy swords that would fall below the 3 mark and the really really good swords are so much more expensive I have few of them to review (Like the Albions). If you take a look at the Hanwei claymore review, you'll see a 4, and I have a few that I have yet to review that will be 4. Ultimately the review is meant to give people insight into the sword, the score matters less for the purposes of most consumers who just want to know how it works "hands on". I've thought about doing fractions of scores, (like a little broken sword) maybe I'll go ahead and use that in the future, but honesly I kept it at a 5 star system so I didn't have to sweat the score too much.
So providing that you are 2 foot taller than your Roman opponent you may be able to "bypass" his shield and scratch his helmet while he impales you with his gladius, yeah I am not buying it bro. lol
+MrDinvader The Romans documented that this sword could split both shield and helmet or reach over the shield and give a nice blow to the helm that could concuss the Roman wearing it, this is historical evidence.
+MrDinvader Ignorance of history is no excuse, let's put it this way Hannibal massacred 70,000 Romans in one battle using this kind of sword so it must have been able to do the job, the Greeks Kopis sword is a fine chopping blade as well that can make kindling out of wood shields and helmets and maile as well and modern test of both the Kopis and and the Falcata shows it can be done. One more thing the Celt Iberians used shields themselves so the Romans had one hell of time trying to impale them as you mentioned, one more thing the Celts and Germans were quite taller than the shorter Romans so they had that going for them as well.
Eric Moore You can pretend to represent reliable sources of history as much as you like but in the real world where the rest of us live there is no evidence at all for any of your claims and furthermore even a 4 year old could see how your so called "logic " fails. Please enjoy your delusion and come back any other time you would like to be schooled....
+regantlew15 Ummm.. yes you are correct it was used by Carthage and was seen in North Africa. However it originated from the Iberian Celts (just a little jaunt over the Strait of Gibraltar. There is some debate as to whether or not it evolved form the Greek Kopis, but the point of origin of these kinds of falcata are not really disputed. It is worth noting, of course, that "falcata" is not really what the sword was called but the term given to this design and has become more commonly used to reference the Iberian Celt version of the sickle sword.
+Medieval Review Im from the zone where celt iberians where from what now is Soria and where Numancia was and while they indeed used falcata that was more typicall from the mediterranean tribes here they used more short straigth sword like gladius that after numantian wars romans adapted as gladius hispaniensis
the falcata, is considered the sword typical of the Iberians, not Celtic. If this sword had been typical of the Celts, it could not be considered a typical sword of the people of Hispania, since the Celts were located in many other countries of Europe, apart from Spain. while the Iberians only settled in Spain
