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).
Stephen Messer (entrepreneur) Fox News Channel. Messer and his sister Heidi were featured in the "Startup Playbook" by David Kidder along with Elon Musk, Tony Hsieh, Steve Case, Jay S. Walker, Reid Hoffman, and Sara Blakely. In 2004, Messer was named as a finalist for the American Business Awards. In 2005, Messer was awarded the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the New York Region. Messer was selected by the Silicon Alley Reporter as one of the top 100 executives in Silicon Alley in 2008. Stephen Messer (entrepreneur) Stephen Messer (born May 12, 1971) is an American Internet entrepreneur, inventor