Title: Glaive, probably of August I of Saxony (reigned 1553–86)
Object type: Glaive
Date: ca. 1560
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood, gold
Dimensions: L. 94 in. (238.8 cm); L. of head 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); W. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY