A German Or Swiss Halberd
A German Or Swiss Halberd

LATE 15TH CENTURY

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A German Or Swiss Halberd
Late 15th Century
With short flat tapering spike, the point thickened to hexagonal section, narrow oblong blade with slightly convex back-sloping cutting edge, flat triangular fluke struck on one face with the mark of a lime-leaf slipped in gable-shaped shield, two side-straps, and later wooden staff
15in. (38cm.) head

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