Title: Halberd of Ferdinand IX, Count Palatine of the Rhine and Duke of Bavaria
Object type: Halberd
Date: dated 1584
Culture: German, Bavaria
Medium: Steel, wood, textile
Dimensions: L. 8 ft. 5 1/8 in. (256.9 cm); L. of head 27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm); W. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 6.3 oz. (3353.7 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Geography: Country of Origin  Bavaria  Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Coat of Arms