Dusack

A dusack or dussack (also dusägge and variants,[1] from Czech tesák "cleaver; hunting sword", lit.

A closely related weapon is the schnepf or Swiss sabre used in Early Modern Switzerland.

[5] Joachim Meyer in 1570 depicts the Dusäck as the practice weapon with broad, curving blade and a simple oval grip.

[3] Practice dussacks had a short, thick, single-edged blade measuring between 25–38 in (640–970 mm) long.

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.

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)
Depiction of a German fencing school, with a pair of fencers using dussaken shown in the foreground right.