Halberd
Date1625–1650
Mediumsteel, brass, wood with textiles
Dimensions251.5 × 62.2 cm (99 × 24 1/2 in.), 7 lb, 12 oz. (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.231
DescriptionSteel. Partisan-like thrusting blade of hollow ground octagonal section & recurved at shoulders which have tear-drop-shaped piercings. Balustered support of octagonal section having openwork oblate knop of 4 sections (1 lost), secured by balustered screws. Tall triangular axehead having birds' head-shape projection opposite near-straight cutting edge. Axehead opposed by large downturned fluke, similarly decorated. Hexagonal-section socket & base below secured to decoratively carved octagonal section wooden shaft having 2-stage, well-formed iron butt cap & spike below. Modern red tassel held by brass-capped tacks at base of head.
ProvenancePurchased by the Museum on August 7, 1930 from H. Furmage, London, England, his no. 2. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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1625–1650
