Messer (weapon) of several "Fechtbücher" (fighting manuals) of the 14th and 15th centuries, including that of Johannes Lecküchner (dealing with the "langes messer"), the "Codex Wallerstein", Hans Talhoffer, Paulus Kal and Albrecht Dürer. Messer (weapon) A messer (German for "knife") is a single-edged sword with a knife-like hilt construction. While the various names are often used synonymously, messers are divided into two types: "Lange Messer" ("long knives") are one-handed swords used by Bourgeoisie (middle-class civilians) for personal self-defence. They were about a meter long and may have evolved from the "Bauernwehr" ("peasant's sidearm"). They are also known as "Großes Messer" (Great Knife).
Frank Messer reassignment to the front office. "After all the years I had been here, I would have thought that somebody in management, a George Steinbrenner or Clyde King, would have told me they were removing me from the booth. They left it up to Art Adler, who is in charge of Yankees radio. That disturbed me." He was allowed to leave outright when he received an offer to do Chicago White Sox games, which he did with Don Drysdale in 1986 and 1987. Messer also did baseball for CBS Radio in 1991. Messer continued to emcee Old-Timer’s Day ceremonies for the