Title: Halberd of Archduke Ferdinand II of Austria (1578–1637, Emperor from 1619)
Object type: Halberd
Date: dated 1598
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood, textile
Dimensions: L. 99 1/2 in. (252.7 cm); L. of head (excluding straps) 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm); W. 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm); Wt. 6 lb. 1 oz. (2750 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit line: John Stoneacre Ellis Collection, Gift of Mrs. Ellis and Augustus Van Horne Ellis, 1896
Geography: Country of Origin    Germany      
Department: Arms and Armor
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY