Dussack (Training Cutlass)
Slashing / Training weapon
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginCentral Europe (Germany / Bohemia) (Renaissance (16th Century))
Wield TypeSingle-handed
MaterialThick rawhide, wood, or steel
Length65 - 75 cm cm
Weight0.6 - 0.9 kg kg
History
Folk and guild training weapon of German and Bohemian fencing guilds (Marxbrüder, Federfechter). Evolved from the Langes Messer for safe unarmored practice.
About
Consists of a single curved body with an integrated grip oval. Teaches rapid wrist rotations, hilt guards, and wrestling entries after Joachim Meyer (1570).