Halberd
Artist
Hans Balthasar Bodmer
(Swiss, active 1605–1630)
Dateabout 1600–1625
Mediumsteel and wood
Dimensions193.5 × 22 cm (76 3/16 × 8 11/16 in.), 4 lb, 14 oz (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsMaker's mark
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.154
Label TextThis rather late example of a halberd hearkens back to the stout, businesslike design of halberds of the Middle Ages. Similar weapons had helped the Swiss win their independence from Austria, and by the 1600s they had acquired a historical symbolism similar to that of the Minuteman's musket to modern Americans.ProvenanceCollection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.On View
Not on view
about 1725–1750
1625–1650