Description:

Western Europe, 15th to 16th century CE. This is a very large halberd that stands over 10 feet tall with its original wood pole! The halberd is a two-handed pole weapon consisting of an axe-head topped with a spike that became prominent in the 14th and 15th centuries and was used by various armies throughout Europe until the late 1700s. The iron head on this piece is attached to the pole by four sturdy langets. The shape of this head looks very similar to one from Sweden in the 1500s, but it could also have come from Germany or Switzerland. These weapons were cheap to make and could be used many ways in battle -- for hand to hand combat, for pulling horsemen to the ground, or for killing horses -- and famously were used to kill Charles the Bold in 1477 and, archaeologists have recently theorized, mortally wound King Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth. Size: 9" W x 105" H (22.9 cm x 266.7 cm). DUE TO LENGTH ITEM CANNOT SHIP INTERNATIONAL.

Provenance: Ex-Private Young collection, Colorado Springs, CO

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  • Condition: Some cracking to the wood; some patina to the blade.

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