The Messer - sword or knife?

The Messer was a popular German medieval weapon, but was it a sword or a knife?

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I was introduced to the Messer (capital M because that's the way they do nouns in Germany) through HEMA. It is a commonly studied weapon because the surviving treatises deal with it quite thoroughly, and it is a cheap and relatively safe weapon to play with.

Thanks to Dr David Tetard for the loan of his messer. This particular one was bought here: http://www.regenyei.com/en_index.html

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The Messer

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