Early Halberd for coments

rickystl · 1st July 2011, 04:48 PM

Fernando: That is a really nice battle piece. Great find. Congrats!! Rick.

fernando · 1st July 2011, 04:58 PM

Thanks Rick

I was lucky; it was spotted by a fellow collector, who knows i fancy this type of early weapons.

fernando · 9th July 2011, 11:53 AM

That's how it looks, after a bath of olive oil in the blade and a new pole in oak, with a rectangular section and the corners flattened ... with a hand plane, to give it a rustic look. The nails used are hand made ancient stuff. But as the langets holes were numerous (18) i only applied 10 nails in the vital places, as they are to thick and very hard to thin, shorten and sharpen.
The dark colour in the shaft was obtained wuth three hands of "vieux chaine".

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M ELEY · 9th July 2011, 12:55 PM

Wow! That looks great. From the pics, you can't tell the shaft is modern. This is an exceptional piece as always, my friend. If you ever decide to throw it away...

fernando · 9th July 2011, 01:03 PM

Thank you Mark.
Wait until you see what i have acquired today; will in principle pick it up on Monday.
It has nothing to do with this type of stuff, but something i bought to try and make you envy ... i hope

M ELEY · 10th July 2011, 05:18 AM

Oh, the tease!!!

Matchlock · 11th July 2011, 07:08 PM

Hi ' Nando,

My dearest friend:
Though honoring Mark's suggestion: should you ever decide on putting it in the garbage can please consider me first! I'll by tryin' to bid you out, Mark!

'Nando, I promise you I'll be comin' 'round soon and post more on this type of early halberds! I realize it's overdue since long ago. Please be patient, it's one of these hard times to me at the moment again that Woody Guthrie used to sing a whole lot about ...

And: yes, oh the tease!

Best,
Michl

9th July 2011, 11:53 AM	#3
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	That's how it looks, after a bath of olive oil in the blade and a new pole in oak, with a rectangular section and the corners flattened ... with a hand plane, to give it a rustic look. The nails used are hand made ancient stuff. But as the langets holes were numerous (18) i only applied 10 nails in the vital places, as they are to thick and very hard to thin, shorten and sharpen. The dark colour in the shaft was obtained wuth three hands of "vieux chaine". . Attached Images

1st July 2011, 04:48 PM	#1
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,633	Fernando: That is a really nice battle piece. Great find. Congrats!! Rick.

1st July 2011, 04:58 PM	#2
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Thanks Rick I was lucky; it was spotted by a fellow collector, who knows i fancy this type of early weapons.

9th July 2011, 12:55 PM	#4
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,184	Wow! That looks great. From the pics, you can't tell the shaft is modern. This is an exceptional piece as always, my friend. If you ever decide to throw it away...

9th July 2011, 01:03 PM	#5
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Thank you Mark. Wait until you see what i have acquired today; will in principle pick it up on Monday. It has nothing to do with this type of stuff, but something i bought to try and make you envy ... i hope

10th July 2011, 05:18 AM	#6
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,184	Oh, the tease!!!

11th July 2011, 07:08 PM	#7
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi ' Nando, My dearest friend: Though honoring Mark's suggestion: should you ever decide on putting it in the garbage can please consider me first! I'll by tryin' to bid you out, Mark! 'Nando, I promise you I'll be comin' 'round soon and post more on this type of early halberds! I realize it's overdue since long ago. Please be patient, it's one of these hard times to me at the moment again that Woody Guthrie used to sing a whole lot about ... And: yes, oh the tease! Best, Michl