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Dussacks
A Dussack (from the Czech "tesák") is a large type of knife often with a long cutting edge in the front and a shorter in the back. It is thought to originate from Central and Eastern Europe (specifically in Bohemia in 300 AD).
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Sabres in the Napoleonic Wars
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Even though the Napoleonic Wars are a long-gone history, many people still find them captivating today. That is hardly surprising. The long period of wars raging across the European continent between the end of the 18th century and 1815 have left a…
Dussacks
The word dussack was adopted about the 16th century by the Germans to refer to a practice weapon of similar design. This 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.