Figure illustrating the basic cuts with the Dusäck in Joachim Meyer's fencing manual; a pair of fencers using the Dusäck is shown in the background (illustration by Tobias Stimmer, 1570).
German sabre of the early 17th century, known as "Zisca's sword" (Skokloster Castle, SKO 7300)
The Czech term entered German usage in the Hussite Wars, after the sidearm used by the Hussites. In the late 16th century, Dusägge could refer to a type of weapon combining a sabre blade with the hilt of a sidesword (the German Degen), also known as Säbel auf Teutsch gefasst ("sabre fitted in the German manner"). The Dusägge in this sense was used as a military sidearm; e.g. in 1579, Styria records delivery of some 700 Dusäggen by local bladesmiths, besides payment of 40 Dusäggen delivered from Passau, as part of the preparation for the war against the Turks under Archduke Charles II.[4]
The German sabre together with the name tessak was adopted in Norway. A closely related weapon is the schnepf or Swiss sabre used in Early Modern Switzerland.[5]
Practice weapon
Depiction of a German fencing school, with a pair of fencers using dussaken shown in the foreground right.
Joachim Meyer in 1570 depicts the Dusäck as the practice weapon with broad, curving blade and a simple oval grip. The dussack represented a short, single-edged weapon in a training environment. 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.[3]
Practice dussacks had a short, thick, single-edged blade measuring between 25 and 38 inches (65 and 95 cm) long. A dussack was usually made of wood. Additionally there is a single reference to dussacks also being made from leather, and there are a small number of simple metal dussacken known to survive. 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.[6]
Egerton Castle claimed that dussacks were used by the French Navy up through the 19th century.[7]
No wooden (or leather) practice dussacks are known to have survived; unsurprising given the perishable nature of these dussacks, and only woodcuts and training manuals from the period document their existence.
^in Early Modern High German variously spelled dusack, dusäck, dussack, dysack, tesak, tuseckn, thuseckn, disackn, dusägge, dusegge, dusegg
^Charles John Ffoulkes, The Armourer and His Craft from the XIth to the XVIth Century, Courier Corporation, 1912, p. 159.
^ abAmberger, J. Christoph (2000). The secret history of the sword: adventures in ancient martial arts. Multi-Media Book. pp. 185–186. ISBN978-1-892515-04-9.
^"Säbel, 'Dusägge', Deutsch Ende 16. Jahrhundert", Waffensammlung Beck, Inv-Nr.:Be 10.
^Claude Blair, "The Early Basket Hilt in Britain" in: Scottish Weapons and Fortifications (ed. David H. Caldwell, 1981)
dusack, dusack, also, dusägge, variants, from, czech, tesák, cleaver, hunting, sword, fang, single, edged, sword, cutlass, sabre, type, side, germany, habsburg, monarchy, during, 16th, 17th, centuries, well, practice, weapon, based, this, weapon, used, early, . A dusack also dusagge and variants 1 from Czech tesak 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 2 as well as a practice weapon based on this weapon used in early modern German fencing 3 Dusack Tessak DussaggeTessak Norway 16th centuryTypeSabrePlace of originGerman LandsProduction historyProduced1560sVariantsHilt Typology A HSpecificationsLength35 38 bladeBlade typecurved occasionally straight Hilt typethumb ring half basket Sinclair hilt Figure illustrating the basic cuts with the Dusack in Joachim Meyer s fencing manual a pair of fencers using the Dusack is shown in the background illustration by Tobias Stimmer 1570 Contents 1 Military sidearm 2 Practice weapon 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMilitary sidearm Edit German sabre of the early 17th century known as Zisca s sword Skokloster Castle SKO 7300 The Czech term entered German usage in the Hussite Wars after the sidearm used by the Hussites In the late 16th century Dusagge could refer to a type of weapon combining a sabre blade with the hilt of a sidesword the German Degen also known as Sabel auf Teutsch gefasst sabre fitted in the German manner The Dusagge in this sense was used as a military sidearm e g in 1579 Styria records delivery of some 700 Dusaggen by local bladesmiths besides payment of 40 Dusaggen delivered from Passau as part of the preparation for the war against the Turks under Archduke Charles II 4 The German sabre together with the name tessak was adopted in Norway A closely related weapon is the schnepf or Swiss sabre used in Early Modern Switzerland 5 Practice weapon Edit Depiction of a German fencing school with a pair of fencers using dussaken shown in the foreground right Joachim Meyer in 1570 depicts the Dusack as the practice weapon with broad curving blade and a simple oval grip The dussack represented a short single edged weapon in a training environment 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 3 Practice dussacks had a short thick single edged blade measuring between 25 and 38 inches 65 and 95 cm long A dussack was usually made of wood Additionally there is a single reference to dussacks also being made from leather and there are a small number of simple metal dussacken known to survive 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 6 Egerton Castle claimed that dussacks were used by the French Navy up through the 19th century 7 No wooden or leather practice dussacks are known to have survived unsurprising given the perishable nature of these dussacks and only woodcuts and training manuals from the period document their existence See also EditFalchion Sabre Katzbalger Messer weapon Basket hilted sword Scythe swordReferences Edit in Early Modern High German variously spelled dusack dusack dussack dysack tesak tuseckn thuseckn disackn dusagge dusegge dusegg Charles John Ffoulkes The Armourer and His Craft from the XIth to the XVIth Century Courier Corporation 1912 p 159 a b Amberger J Christoph 2000 The secret history of the sword adventures in ancient martial arts Multi Media Book pp 185 186 ISBN 978 1 892515 04 9 Sabel Dusagge Deutsch Ende 16 Jahrhundert Waffensammlung Beck Inv Nr Be 10 Claude Blair The Early Basket Hilt in Britain in Scottish Weapons and Fortifications ed David H Caldwell 1981 Amberger 2000 p 222 Castle 1885 p 247 External links Edit tessak digitalmuseum no Tessak The Farmer s Sword norskevaapen no Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dusack amp oldid 1081080927, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
