Lightweight training roundel made out of black polypropylene plastic.

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This wooden training dagger, or rondel, is shown in the Meyer plates and mentioned in other manuals.

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V3 has a new plastic to make it stronger around the nagel area.

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Set of 2 daggers and Guy Windsor's Medieval Dagger book.

Set of 2 daggers and Guy Windsor's Medieval Dagger book.

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Impact Grade Hickory blade, guard and pommel with L1 guard style.

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Type III Pentti Synthetic Nylon Messer Version 4

V4 - Upgraded guard.



The Purpleheart Type III synthetic messer recreates the German long knife used during the 14th to 16th centuries. The same quality material as our classic Pentti sword series. This features a metal pommel for balance, and a steel guard with a nagle for extra strength and protection.

Historical examples were approximately 30 inches overall with a 24-inch blade, and weighed 2-2.5 lbs (.9-1.1 kg). Use of the messer is shown in several fencing manuals, including Lecküchner and the Codex Wallerstein. The Type III messer waster balance tends more towards the tip, as befits the heavy cutting blade of actual messer examples. Think of it as a German-sized Bowie knife, and you will not be too wrong.

During the German Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (14th to 16th centuries), the Messer was a term for the class of single-edged bladed weapons, deriving from the medieval falchion and preceding the modern sabre.

The Messer was part of the curriculum of several fencing manuals in the 14th and 15th centuries, including Lecküchner, Codex Wallerstein and Albrecht Dürer.

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Steel Messer made for us by Viktor Berbekucz in Hungary.


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Competition Sharp made by Viktor Berbekucz in Hungary.
Designed in the USA by Purpleheart Armory and Mike Edelson.

7/2019 have a small stock of them. V2. Good so far!
3/2019 still in prototype, moving to limtited production.

Based on Oakshott Type XVIIIc Longsword with a pear pommel.


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Sparring Weapons are hand forged and thick edge. Blades are hardened to 48-50 HRC to endure long and heavy training. Pommels are hot peened. Crossguard has fish tail shape to stand heavy blows, which usually bends other types of guards. Durable cord wrap on the grip is hard to cut during sparring.