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A Dussack (also dusack, dysack, tesak, tuseckn, thuseckn, disackn, or dusägge, dusegge, dusegg) is a type of 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 the Falchion , or Cutlass , '' Hiebmesser '' or '' Großes Messer '' (which translates to English as "big knife"). As usage of the dussack became more widespread, various schools turned use of the dussack into a sport as opposed to training for a real weapon. Based primarily on the '' Messer '' rather than the Falchion , dussacks had a short, thick, single-edged blade measuring between 70 and 95 cm. A dussack was made of wood, and there is only one existing metal dussack, though many think it may be a mislabled messer. Additionally there is a single reference to dussacks also being made from leather. The dussack 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. No wooden (or leather) dussacks are known to have survived; unsurprising given the perishable nature of the dussack, and only woodcuts and training manuals from the period document their existence. A single unusual iron dussack is known to survive. EXTERNAL LINKS
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