A dussack (also dusack, dysack, tesak, tuseckn, thuseckn, disackn, or dusägge) is a type of antiquated German practice weapon that originated around the 16th century. The dussack was intended to represent various short, single-edged weapons in a training environment. Using a dussack one could train for a hiebmesser or grosses messer, which translates to English as "big knife," falchion, or cutlass. As usage of the dussack became more wide-spread, various schools turned the dussack into a sport as opposed to training for a real weapon. Image File history File links Dussack. ... fighting with a messer and a hungarian shield (Gladiatoria fechtbuch fol. ... fighting with a messer and a hungarian shield (Gladiatoria fechtbuch fol. ... A falchion (or falcion) is a medieval single handed, one edged sword of European origin. ... This article is about the sword. ...

A dussack was made of wood, although that is not to say that metal ones were not made. It is important to note that metal dussacks were very uncommon because a metal dussack became a real weapon as opposed to a waster with the intent of training for a real weapon. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

Based primarily on the messer than the older falchion, dussacks had a short, thick single-edged blade measuring between 70 and 95 cm. It was gently curved and brought to a point at the tip. The dussack often lacked a hilt. Instead, the handgrip was merely a hole cut inside of the blade; without a pommel or upper guard, it looked something like a large hole for gripping scissors. Since dussacks were wooden, only woodcuts and training manuals from the period document their existence. All wooden period dussacks have been lost to time and decomposition and only a single (odd) iron made dussack is known. fighting with a messer and a hungarian shield (Gladiatoria fechtbuch fol. ... A falchion (or falcion) is a medieval single handed, one edged sword of European origin. ...