A Rare Dussage Horseman’s Sword. 38” overall, 32” curved, single & false-edged blade, with triple fuller, remains of engravings of Sun in Splendour and Moors head at the forte. Probably Solingen manufacture. Iron hilt, small clam shell guard on one side, ‘S’ shaped counter curved parry quillon & guard, both ending in a buttoned sphere, a ring for the thumb & a guard ring on one side. Grip covered with iron wire binding and with thin, brass wire Turk’s heads. Flattened ovoid pommel.
Circa 1570-1600
A fine purposeful sword in good condition, attributed to early Germanic or Hungarian horsemen, also known as ‘Scottish Sinclair Swords’ as used by Scottish mercenaries in the early 1600's.
Dussage, dusack or dussack from Czech tesák meaning "cleaver; hunting sword". (lit. "fang") is a single edged sword of the cutlass or sabre type, in use as a side arm in Germany and the Habsburg monarchy during the 16th to 17th centuries,