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Dussack
Sidearm, Civilian, Tool, Sword, Blade, Rural, Military, Czech, Latin Europe, Slavic, Messer, Saber
The dussack was a type of combination utility blade / weapon similar to a messer or a modern machete, with the exception that it usually had a pronounced saber-like curve and a special unique type of hand protection in the form of a knucklebow created by extending the tang and curving it up around the hand. A short, broad bladed weapon suitable for cutting and slicing, with good hand-protection making it pretty effective for defence in spite of its short size, the Dussack also has a partial false-edge and could be used with sophisticated martial-arts techniques.
The dussack was a weapon indigenous to Bohemia and the North / Eastern reaches of the Holy Roman Empire in the Medieval period, and became better known in time for a sparring version made of leather and wood which became a very popular training simulator for the fechtchules (fencing `schools) of the German fencing tradition. Dussack trainers were used to simulate basically every type of single-edged weapon
Czech Dussack, early 17th Century. This may be a rehilted saber blade.
Name | Size | Reach | Speed | Defense | Base Damage | Attack Types | Primary Attack Types | Armor Pierce | Grapple | Hardness | HP |
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Dussack | S | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1-6 | SCP | SC | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
