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Sergeant's halberd
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Short blade with a strongly tapering form and a sharp central ridge. Hexagonal tapering handle with two ring-shaped profiles above and below. The handle has a transverse slit through which the axe and hook, forged as one piece, are inserted. Both the axe and the hook are pierced. Two springs, rivets invisible. Round (ash wood) shaft (blackened). The scabbard is missing.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSergeantshellebaard. 1700 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
