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Lot 89*
A German Or Swiss HalberdEarly To Mid-16th Century
22 April 2009, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£1,000 - £1,200
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Find your local specialistA German Or Swiss Halberd
Early To Mid-16th Century
Early To Mid-16th Century
With spike of stiff diamond section deeply struck with a mark, a pair of shears within a shield, on one side of the flattened base, axe-blade with slightly concave cutting-edge (upper point reduced) and pierced with a group of five circular holes, beak-shaped fluke (tip damaged) cusped above and below, and open socket extended on each side to form two wide straps, on wooden staff of octagonal section
57 cm. head
57 cm. head
Footnotes
Provenance:
Dr. John Waldman Collection
Literature:
John Waldman, Hafted Weapons in Medieval and Renaissance Europe ..., 2005, pp. 69 and 72, fig. 68a, mark no. 68a








