Title: Halberd of the Bodyguard of Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1559–1588)
Object type: Halberd
Date: ca. 1580
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood, gold, textile, metallic thread
Dimensions: L. 55 1/2 in. (141 cm); L. of head 29 1/2 in. (75 cm); W. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 8.3 oz. (3410.4 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