Title: Halberd of Frederick of Hesse, Prince-Bishop of Breslau (reigned 1671–82)
Object type: Halberd
Date: dated 1676
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood, textile
Dimensions: L. 8 ft. 9 3/8 in. (267.7 cm); L. of head 25 3/16 in. (64 cm); W. 12 3/16 in. (31 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 2.6 oz. (3248.9 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