Ahlspiess ("awl-spear")
Culture
Austrian
Dateearly 1400s
Mediumsteel and wood
Dimensions250.8 × 15 cm (98 3/4 × 5 7/8 in.)
6.5 lb (weight)
6.5 lb (weight)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
MarkingsAt base of head, shaft is carved with upper-case letter "H" or "I" on one face.
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.244
DescriptionAustrian in form. Steel. Very long, quadrangular-section thrusting spike, at base of which is restored circular, thin rondel. Strong, integral closed conical socket plugged onto short wooden shaft of irregularly circular section.Blade is 132.1 cm long.
ProvenanceKeasby collection (lot #21 in sale of 1925) Bashford Dean collection; purchased by Museum on October 26, 1950 from Parke-Bernet Galleries (NYC), auction sale no. 1186. Price of $35 included HAM#s 2870.1-3. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, January 2014.
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possibly 500s-late 1000s
