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Originally Posted by Matchlock
Thru large purchases in Germany by Christian IV of Denmark in 1617/18, the Dusägge found its way in considerable numbers to both Denmark and Norway, where it saw homemade production and in thisack or tesack, finally recovered its original Czech name as weapon of the Nowegian rural population. The heart shaped open work on the guard is characteristic of the style of the 1640's. For an earlier 1580's dusagge with a different style open work please see images below.
In both Norway and England, it is also colloquially known as Sinclair sabre. Rumor has it that some Sottish troops had attained many dusagges, which were taken from them by order of - amongst others - Captain George Sinclair.
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The name Sinclair saber is based on a misunderstanding. In 1612 some 3-400 Scottish mercenary soldiers were landed on Norway's West coast. They marched through Norway, but when they came to
Kringen in Gudbandsdalen, they were more or less murdered by the Norwegian farmers. As the tessaks were fairly similar to the Scottish broadswords of the time, Norwegians believed them to be spoils from the battle - thereby the name Sinclair sabers.
The Norwegian
Wikipedia is here way better than the English version (translate.google.com).
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