Dussack

thumb|300px|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).]] A dusack or dussack (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.

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Vinony's link graph records 36 inbound references to Dussack, and connects out to Norway, Holy Roman Empire and International Standard Book Number.

It is catalogued under topics including Early Modern European swords, European swords and Renaissance-era swords.

Vinony links it to 14 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Weapon.name: Dusack, Tessak, Dussägge
Weapon.image: Tessak_type_F_NF.2010-0624.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: Tessak – Norway, 16th century
Weapon.origin: German Lands
Weapon.type: Sabre
Weapon.is_bladed: yes
Weapon.production_date: 1560s
Weapon.variants: Hilt Typology A - H
Weapon.blade_type: curved (occasionally straight)
Weapon.hilt_type: thumb ring, half basket, "Sinclair hilt"

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: saber
Image: Tessak type F NF.2010-0624.jpg

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Article · Nederlands

De dussack, ook wel dusack, dussak, dusak, dussägge, thiesak of tisacke genoemd (afgeleid van het Tsjechische tesák, hartsvanger), is een laatmiddeleeuws, eenhandig gehanteerd slag- en steekwapen (vgl. sabel) met gekromde snede. De dussack ontstond vermoedelijk in de 15e eeuw in Europa.

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