Styrian halberd with a curved blade, Austria, circa 1590
Long, quadrangular thrusting spike. Concave axe blade with curved tips, decorated with double keys and circular openwork piercings. Reverse fluke with three adjoining circular openwork piercings. Angular socket with two langets, two reinforcing bands and a quadrangular shaft collar. Surfaces pitted, cleaned, with delamination around the piercings. Quadrangular, blackened shaft with replacement decorative rivets. Length 251 cm.
Provenance: From a Vienna private collection.
355418
Condition: II - III
Long, quadrangular thrusting spike. Concave axe blade with curved tips, decorated with double keys and circular openwork piercings. Reverse fluke with three adjoining circular openwork piercings. Angular socket with two langets, two reinforcing bands and a quadrangular shaft collar. Surfaces pitted, cleaned, with delamination around the piercings. Quadrangular, blackened shaft with replacement decorative rivets. Length 251 cm.
Provenance: From a Vienna private collection.
355418
Condition: II - III
