1st April 2024, 05:25 PM | #1 |
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Marks on a Halberd
I’m trying to find out more about this Halberd.
A few things to note: Marked on the point with what I believe is a variation of the Solingen Cross. Ref: post 38 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?p=222791 There’s a mark on the wooden shaft that I’m not familiar with. But I wonder if it has some relation (the star/asterisk) to the mark found on post 16 here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...827#post123827 It also has an iron pointed collar on the bottom that I haven’t seen elsewhere. But I’m not finding many pics of that perspective in general. I’ve found a few with similar features, but not the same. To my eye it bears some resemblance to the examples here: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1916.1559 Any insights or theories would be greatly appreciated. |
1st April 2024, 05:52 PM | #2 |
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Great halberd, DhaDha. That, i can tell you .
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1st April 2024, 08:39 PM | #3 |
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I thought I recognised that smith’s mark from somewhere. Staffan Kinman’s excellent book “European Makers of Edged Weapons, their Marks “ (2015) suggests the mark is of the Stantler family.
The star/askerisk mark you refer to is probably an Edelweiss, an alpine flower extremely popular in Switzerland and Bavaria. The halberd is probably from there also. |
2nd April 2024, 09:12 AM | #4 |
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Very good shot, Victrix !
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Great!
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5th May 2024, 08:52 PM | #6 |
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Halberd spotted in Landeszeughaus Graz with familiar mark. Or at least very similar…
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6th May 2024, 05:58 PM | #7 |
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Thanks for this!
Interesting that the mark seems to incorporate elements from both marks on the piece with me. |
6th May 2024, 08:33 PM | #8 |
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