Dusack
A dusack (also dusägge and variants, from Czech tesák "cleaver; hunting sword", lit. "fang") is a single-edged sword of the cutlass or sabre type, in use as a side arm in Germany and the Habsburg monarchy during the 16th to 17th centuries, as well as a practice weapon based on this weapon used in early modern German fencing.
| Dusack, Tessak, Dussägge | |
|---|---|
Tessak – Norway , 16th century | |
| Type | Sabre |
| Place of origin | German Lands |
| Production history | |
| Produced | 1560s |
| Variants | Hilt Typology A - H |
| Specifications | |
| Blade length | 25–38 in (640–970 mm) |
| Blade type | curved (occasionally straight) |
| Hilt type | thumb ring, half basket, "Sinclair hilt" |
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