Title: Halberd of the Guard of the Electors of Saxony
Object type: Halberd
Date: ca. 1620
Culture: German, Saxony
Medium: Steel, wood, gold, textile, metallic thread
Dimensions: L. 8 ft. 8 1/2 in. (265.4 cm); L. of head 50 1/2 in. (128.3 cm); W. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); Wt. 7 lbs. 2.2 oz. (3237.5 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1904
Geography: Country of Origin  Saxony  Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Coat of Arms