KriegsmesserMesser is German for 'knife'. Throughout the late middle ages, German civilians and men at arms carried 'messers', distinct from similar swords of the time in that they were constructed with pegged wood scale handles, and not peened or welded pommels. They also typically were single edged and incorporated a nagle, a protective peg or plate that extends from the crossguard to protect the outside of the hand. They varied significantly in design and

closer to historical size

This model is based on forms common to the Late Middle Ages

Meaning '5 fingers' in Italian

including Landsknecht Schalctenschweter

and interpreted with an advanced hilt inspired by the ornate 16th Century longswords

used by British soldiers in the Napoleonic wars

and crossguard forms close to the Indo-Persian style 'star guards'

and has a hook handle

so we offer both options for this beautiful sword

with a deep forward curve

yet elegant and complex Longsword

Standard blade options are the 1796 Sabre and the Yataghan