Early Halberd for coments

fernando · 1st July 2011, 02:37 PM

Thank you for your coments, A Snefelder

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Yes, definitely a fighting piece, much earlier than those which were (also) used to guard palaces and march in cerimonies.
The langets are indeed impressive, with their 71 and 73,5 cms length, respectively ... socket cone excluded. One is shorter than the other, as the nail holes are offset. I beleive that this, together with the fact that the cross section of the langet bars is rather irregular, confirms the early age of this example.

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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!!!

1st July 2011, 02:37 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Thank you for your coments, A Snefelder .- Yes, definitely a fighting piece, much earlier than those which were (also) used to guard palaces and march in cerimonies. The langets are indeed impressive, with their 71 and 73,5 cms length, respectively ... socket cone excluded. One is shorter than the other, as the nail holes are offset. I beleive that this, together with the fact that the cross section of the langet bars is rather irregular, confirms the early age of this example. . Attached Images

9th July 2011, 11:53 AM	#4
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	#2
rickystl Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO area. Posts: 1,632	Fernando: That is a really nice battle piece. Great find. Congrats!! Rick.

1st July 2011, 04:58 PM	#3
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	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,159	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	#6
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	#7
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,159	Oh, the tease!!!