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

Name	Size	Reach	Speed	Defense	Base Damage	Attack Types	Primary Attack Types	Armor Pierce	Grapple	Hardness	HP
Dussack	S	2	5	3	1-6	SCP	SC	0	0	10	4

Czech Dussack, early 17th Century. This may be a rehilted saber blade.