"Īlthough the actual people who made and used the various members of the messer family probably cared less about terminology than we do (they were having too much fun lopping of heads with them.), I think one somewhat definitave, although not universal, characteristic of many messers would be the knife-like, slab-and-tang construction hilt. A weapon for the professional soldier that also saw use among civilians). We know them today by different names: Rugger (a long, stiff and pointy variant, primarily meant for stabbing), Hauswher (peasant knife an intimidating weapon of defence), Grossemesser/Messer (litterally: big knife/knife, a single handed weapon with a wide cutting blade with the dimensions os a short sword, popular among commoners, nobles, civilians and soldiers alike) and Kriegsmesser (war-knife of hand-and-a-half or even two-hand size. These come in many forms and sizes, some more intended for stabbing, others for cutting and yet other types that combined cutting and thrusting capability. Instead the big war-knife saw a development of its own. In German speaking areas, the Falchion did not reach the same popularity as elsewhere in Eruope. Beginning with the Seax and single-edged Germanic swords of the Iron Age, a weapon with a big cutting blade mounted as a knife was celebrating a popularity as a functional and no-nonsense sidearm of warriors and civilians alike through the ages. "The great combat knife has had a long tradition in Europe.
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