Czech Dussack
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- Class
- Battle Ready
- Blade
- 1035 High Carbon Steel
- Overall Length
- 22''
- Weight
- 1 lb 6.5 oz
- Era
- Renaissance
Overview
Czech Dussack
A common tool and weapon for the lower classes of 16th and early 17th century Central Europe, this wholly utilitarian form of the Dussack cutting sword is hand forged from a single billet of steel and has its tang cunningly formed into a single piece grip and knuckle bar. The steel is 1035 high carbon steel which was tempered to a final 50-54 HRc hardness. Like originals it was left with a rough state of polishing which leaves the marks from the blows of the hammer visible. It has a simple wrap of leather around the grip and it comes with a stitched sheath of faux leather. The sheath has a buttoned retaining strap and a belt loop for easy wear.
The term Dussack can be used for a wide array of cutting swords with sweeping, stout blades reminiscent of a cutlass or falchion. Some examples are quite lavish with complex hilts, shell guards and levels of craftsmanship fit for the well-heeled of society. Others such as this one are clearly a pragmatic tool and self defense weapon of the lower classes. The one shown here is based on a Czech example with its hanger or cutlass like blade, though other forms existed as evidenced by a mid-16th century German example with a straight and wide cleaver like blade. These Dussack have a form and craftsmanship not unlike utility knives of the period and this short fighting sword may be an extended derivative of such practical tools.
Specifications
Every measurement that matters
- Era
- Renaissance
- Pommel
- N/A
- Overall Length
- 22''
- Blade Length
- 14 3/4''
- Blade
- 1035 High Carbon Steel
- Weight
- 1 lb 6.5 oz
- Edge
- Sharp
- P.O.B.
- 3''
- Thickness
- 5.4 mm - 5.4mm
- Width
- 46 mm
- Grip Length
- 4''
- Class
- Battle Ready
- Country of Origin
- Pakistan
- Type
- Dussack
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Unfortunately for me the one I got wasn’t able to handle being swung. I tried getting a little bit of a feel for this sword by swinging it a bit (not cutting targets, just swinging it), and the blade broke off the handle. This is NOT battle ready and shouldn’t be treated as one.
I was going to give this sword 2/5 stars as this was the only reproduction of this type of Dussack on the Kult of Athena when I bought it about 2 weeks ago. But as Ritter Steel has released a dussack that is similar in style to this that seems to be more reputable, I’ve decided to give this a 1/5 rating as this blade no longer has “its the only option” going for it.
Recently purchased 2 of these as project blades to improve the handle. For the price, they are fantastic. They are definitely chopping swords, and came with a servicable edge. You don’t usually get the quality these have for their price. Excellent project swords, and for a far better price than ritter steel’s version
I got mine recently and its a great weapon! The handle definitely needs to be improved and reinforced. It is too small for my small hand.. But the blade itself is great, you dont usually get that kind of quality for a price like that, so I’d give an overall 3.5/5 stars. It came out of the box very well oiled, and the scabbard is fine too.
A crappy rugged-looking beater sword for an unbelievable price. Decently sharp out of the box. Seems sturdy enough to me, though I haven’t really tested it much. Seems like a great project sword. If you don’t love it, your only out 20$. 4.5/5 from me.
I honestly love this thing.
All those cheap it’s surprisingly great, it shouldn’t actually be that surprising seeing as it’s one of the simplest weapons to make, I think coldsteel could’ve done this without problem.
The blade doesn’t come that sharp but it’s still good enough if you decided to waste your potato rations, so it’s truly the best sword for a peasant.
There is a problem that I have with the image that shows right now though, the curve on the newer models are a lot more pronounced than the one in the image, which would be fine if the sheath actually changed with it. It still fits in the sheath, It’s just from how curvy it is and the blade goes in a weird direction I’ve already poked a hole through the back of the sheath because it’s awkward to get in there.
Overall it’s really beautiful, I absolutely love the look of it and how great it feels without gloves, it really makes me want to fin for my life against bandits that are way more experienced than I am
Mine is 16 & 1/4 inch blade length, is light about 3 to 3.5 oz of material, total@1lb 3oz , and is 5.0 mm across the spine. I’m still Looking for where that weight went. Maybe the handle is light? I like that mine is a couple inches longer, and I don’t suspect I will miss the weight on account of a handguard.
Mine came with a secondary AND complementary confused 3RD BEVEL! Which I am making into a singular higher angle secondary bevel by hand, and I am thoroughly enjoying my time doing so. I didn’t pay for sharpening service, If it was offered, and the makers simply made it easier to sharpen altogether by hogging away some of that edge thickness away free of charge. They did a good job on that.
This is my first sword of any kind and I love it. I am therefore biased no matter what, and I will give it a five star review. It also seems worth a 5 star review to me. I like the scaled sides and edges. I like the drawn out handguard. I like every thing about it. The sheath is a pleasant gratuity that for the cost is welcome and recognized. I may one day make a better sheath for myself. This peasant cutlass is a great thing to me.
I quite like the idea of learning to sharpen this or any sword. I am very thrilled about that, and everything right now. I am glad to choose my own edge bevel.
I cannot test the Rockwell hardness as I do not yet have testers yet but I will get a set off amazon soon enough. I would suspect the rockwell hardness to be fairly close by filing at it. I can post those numbers later if it matters.
It looks as simple as I probably COULD speak with my Slavic language skills. Which is part of why I wanted one from the beginning. So I am happy.
Very pleased overall with the one I received. I don’t really have any complaints, but one informative observation: even with the leather wrap the handle is quite thin. This didn’t bother me as I had already planned on removing the leather and replacing it with raw (unsanded) antler scales. The scabbard didn’t bother me either as I had planned on making a more era friendly version, the one that came with does fit a machete I have nicely though