The Czech term entered German usage in the Hussite Wars, after the sidearm used by the Hussites. In the late 16th century, "Dusägge" could refer to a type of weapon combining a sabre blade with the hilt of a sidesword (the German "Degen"), also known as "Säbel auf Teutsch gefasst" ("sabre fitted in the German manner"). The "Dusägge" in this sense was used as a military sidearm; e.g. in 1579, Styria records delivery of some 700 "Dusäggen" by local bladesmiths, besides payment of 40 "Dusäggen" delivered from Passau, as part of the preparation for the war against the Turks under Archduke Charles II.