Halberd
Culture
Northern Italian
Datelate 1500s
Mediumsteel and wood
Dimensions251 × 32 cm (98 13/16 × 12 5/8 in.), 3 lb, 14 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.150
DescriptionThrusting tip of diamond section, concave crescentic axe, long stepped fluke with slightly reinforced tip. Traces of punched decoration.ProvenanceBurgard Steiner (Riverdale-on-Hudson, NY); purchased by John W. Higgins on January 26, 1927 from sale at Walpole Galleries (NY), their # 107. Given to the Museum on July 1, 1954. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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