Title: Glaive of the Bodyguard of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, later Emperor Ferdinand II (1578–1637)
Object type: Glaive
Date: 1590–1617
Culture: Austrian
Medium: Steel, wood
Dimensions: L. 99 1/2 in. (252.1 cm); L. of head 29 1/4 in. (74.3 cm); W. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Wt. 6 lbs. 4 oz. (2835 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Geography: Country of Origin    Austria      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Coat of Arms