A German halberd, ca. 1470
Sturdy thrusting blade with a quadrangular reinforced head. Blade with a straight edge, a robust tearing hook applied to the reverse, struck on one side with a smith mark (hammer). Angular, slightly curved socket with two broad langets. Later wooden shaft with rectangular profile. Length 222 cm. Similar examples illustrated in: Müller/Kölling, Europäische Hieb- und Stichwaffen, p. 182, no. 78, and: The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch collection, sign CXIV, no. 478.
Provenance: From a Vienna private collection.
355397
Condition: II
Sturdy thrusting blade with a quadrangular reinforced head. Blade with a straight edge, a robust tearing hook applied to the reverse, struck on one side with a smith mark (hammer). Angular, slightly curved socket with two broad langets. Later wooden shaft with rectangular profile. Length 222 cm. Similar examples illustrated in: Müller/Kölling, Europäische Hieb- und Stichwaffen, p. 182, no. 78, and: The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch collection, sign CXIV, no. 478.
Provenance: From a Vienna private collection.
355397
Condition: II
