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Messer (sword)

Medieval

A messer is a single-edged sword of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, distinguished by knife-like methods of hilt construction. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Single-edged sword 1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Messer (sword)
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    is a single-edged sword of the 15th and 16th century, characterised by knife-like hilt construction methods.
  • Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
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Wikidata: Messer (sword)
Wikidata Q1549202, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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