Halberd mark ID request

Victrix · 21st May 2017, 06:46 PM

Many thanks for that CSinTX!

I continue to keep an open mind about the halberd, and still researching. After all, that's part of the fun of collecting. Just now I found some similar halberds (see pics below) in Thomas Del Mar's old auctions which are described as "German 17thC." They show some similarity in the way in which the blade is attached to the shaft, langets and the absence of Zwinge (collaret).

Victrix · 22nd May 2017, 06:57 PM

I found a very similar halberd to mine in the Army Museum in Stockholm.

The digital records state that it carries the "HW" mark and its presumed place of origin is Austria. The museum archives contain a referenced letter from a Mr. Reid of the Tower of London dated 1966 which mentions that Vienna has several of these halberds, and that a Dr. Gamber said this type of halberd comes from Upper Austria. Two halberds in the same style found in Stockholm, which both carry the "HW" mark, were most likely made in the same place. So it seems that CSinTX's opinion is right.

21st May 2017, 06:46 PM	#1
Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 755	Many thanks for that CSinTX! I continue to keep an open mind about the halberd, and still researching. After all, that's part of the fun of collecting. Just now I found some similar halberds (see pics below) in Thomas Del Mar's old auctions which are described as "German 17thC." They show some similarity in the way in which the blade is attached to the shaft, langets and the absence of Zwinge (collaret). Attached Images

22nd May 2017, 06:57 PM	#2
Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 755	I found a very similar halberd to mine in the Army Museum in Stockholm. The digital records state that it carries the "HW" mark and its presumed place of origin is Austria. The museum archives contain a referenced letter from a Mr. Reid of the Tower of London dated 1966 which mentions that Vienna has several of these halberds, and that a Dr. Gamber said this type of halberd comes from Upper Austria. Two halberds in the same style found in Stockholm, which both carry the "HW" mark, were most likely made in the same place. So it seems that CSinTX's opinion is right. Attached Images