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Saber-Halberd
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Saber-Halberd

Dateabout 1620
Mediumsteel and oak
Dimensions269 cm (105 7/8 in.), 7 lb, 8 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.183
DescriptionLong saber blade with rather broad tip, and a long false edge, below which a fuller runs down the back edge. Blade is 104cm long to the socket. Convex axeblade. Rectangular socket. Rectangular staff with beveled corners.
ProvenancePurchased by Museum at Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc. (NYC) on November 25, 1953, sale no. 1473.Paid $35 for lot which included HAM#s 3041.1-3. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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Austrian
about 1600-1625
Halberd
German
1500–1525
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English
early 1600s
Boarding Sword
Italian
about 1500–1525
Halberd
Austrian
late 1500s–early 1600s
Side A
Austrian
late 1500s–early 1600s
Side A
Austrian
about 1600–1625
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Northern Italian
about 1550