Cold Steel Knives Grosse Messer Sword with Rosewood Handle and Satin Coated 1055 Carbon Steel 32" Sword Blade with Black Leather Coated Wood Scabbard Model 88GMS

Known throughout Germany as the Big Knife, the Grosse Messer hails from central and northern Europe where, in far off days of old, noblemen and peasants alike relied on it to protect hearth and home from the ravages of brigands, cut throats, outlaws and other assorted characters of ill repute. Due to its stout, wide blade and generously sized handle, it could be wielded in one or both hands and was capable of shearing through chain mail or cutting a man in half with a single strike.