Title: Halberd with the Arms of William V, Duke of Bavaria
Object type: Halberd
Date: dated 1582
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood (ash), gold, textile, metallic thread
Dimensions: L. 86 1/2 in. (219.7 cm); L. of head 19 3/4 in. (50.2 cm); W. 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm); Wt. 5 lbs. 1 oz. (2300 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Bashford Dean, in memory of Alexander McMillan Welch, 1949
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY