Title: Glaive of the Bodyguard of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, later Emperor Ferdinand II (1578–1637)
Object type: Glaive
Date: 1590–1617
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood, textile
Dimensions: L. 29 17/32 in. (75.01 cm); W. 3 11/32 in. (8.51 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Geography: Country of Origin    German      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY