Halberd question

Multumesc · 19th December 2025, 03:54 PM

It is very likely a halberd from southern Germany from the 16th century.
It is possible that the handle was added more recently. It is very beautiful.

cel7 · 20th December 2025, 01:26 PM

Thank you all for your responses! I've found a very interesting article. The authors examined all the halberds in the Dutch Army Museum (131 examples) and classified them into types. Definitely worth reading for anyone interested in halberds. According to the article, the example I have is a subtype II.A-2.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full...1728905#d1e141

Victrix · 20th December 2025, 04:26 PM

Thank you for posting link to interesting article. Didn’t see it before. The Waldman and Snook publications are the classics for halberds. If you search previous posts in this forum you should find the one with the Swiss halberd with the armoury mark on the pole.

CSinTX · 31st December 2025, 10:37 PM

My opinion- The main body is original. The haft and langets are recent repairs. The central spike is also probably a recent repair. Not a bad piece, if the price was right.

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19th December 2025, 03:54 PM	#1
Multumesc Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Romania Posts: 211	It is very likely a halberd from southern Germany from the 16th century. It is possible that the handle was added more recently. It is very beautiful.

20th December 2025, 01:26 PM	#2
cel7 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 168	Thank you all for your responses! I've found a very interesting article. The authors examined all the halberds in the Dutch Army Museum (131 examples) and classified them into types. Definitely worth reading for anyone interested in halberds. According to the article, the example I have is a subtype II.A-2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full...1728905#d1e141

20th December 2025, 04:26 PM	#3
Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 785	Thank you for posting link to interesting article. Didn’t see it before. The Waldman and Snook publications are the classics for halberds. If you search previous posts in this forum you should find the one with the Swiss halberd with the armoury mark on the pole.

31st December 2025, 10:37 PM	#4
CSinTX Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 237	My opinion- The main body is original. The haft and langets are recent repairs. The central spike is also probably a recent repair. Not a bad piece, if the price was right.