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).
Hans Messer Foundation Hans Messer Foundation Hans Messer Foundation - charity organization of Messer Group. Based in Frankfurt, Germany. The foundation was established in 2004 by Ria Messer in honor of her late husband, who died in 1997. The donations are used to support charitable causes and people in need. In this way the Dr. Hans Messer Foundation, by its declaration, aims to help fulfill the company’s responsibility towards society. In 2006–2008 years Messer Vietnam Industrial Gases and The Dr. Hans Messer Foundation made a donation to the East Meets West's (EMW) Operation Healthy Heart program to supply equipment (estimated price about 160,000