A messer (German for "knife") is a single-edged sword of the 15th and 16th century, characterised by knife-like hilt construction methods. While the various names are often used synonymously, …

The Kriegsmesser (War Knife) or Grosse Messer (Great Knife) of the late medieval period was a weapon of soldiers in the many wars that plagued that time. Surviving examples can be found …

For the purposes of the this series, we will consider a kriegsmesser to be a knife, roughly 90 – 120 cm in length, distinguished from what is colloquially called a langes messer by the simple …

We know them today by different names: Rugger (a long, stiff and pointy variant, primarily meant for stabbing), Hauswher (peasant knife; an intimidating weapon of defence), Grossemesser …

With the Ruggers and Bauernwehrs being analogous to daggers and proper Messers to arming swords, it's clear that these huge knives were created to compete with European longswords …

May 26, 2021 · Many people who are interested in Historical European martial arts (HEMA) are also interested in studying the large two-handed messer sword variation, which is commonly …

Messer. Quillion length. 200 mm. Blade length. 940 mm. Overall length. 1 200 mm. Point of balance . 150 mm. Weight. 1 650 grams. Blade width at the base. 40 mm. Starting thickness. 8 …

Feb 17, 2022 · A messer's a messer, sometimes they're knife-length (no modern term for this), sometimes short-single-handed-sword-length (sometimes messer sometimes langesmesser), …

The Kriegsmesser was a two-handed variant of the Messer popular during the Renaissance, often associated with Landsknechts and mercenary armies. It's sometimes referred to as the …