Title: Halberd of Johann Georg I of Saxony (1585–1656) as administrator of the bishopric of Meresburg
Object type: Halberd
Date: dated 1609
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood
Dimensions: L. 103 11/32 in. (262.51 cm); L. of head (excluding straps) 29 in. (73.66 cm); W. 10 7/8 in. (27.61 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 8 oz. (2948 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Coat of Arms