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Sergeant's Halberd
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Sergeant's Halberd

anonymous · 1650 - 1700 · iron (metal); wood (plant material)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Short blade with a strongly tapering form with a sharp central ridge; two perforations at the bottom. Hexagonal tapering socket with a disc-shaped knob at the top and a ring-shaped profile below. The socket has a transverse slit through which the axe and hook, forged as one piece, are inserted. This whole is secured with two flat-filed rivets. Both the axe and the hook have comma-shaped cutouts. Riveted feathers. Round (ash wood) shaft (black-painted) without shoe.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSergeantshellebaard. 1650 - 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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