French Halberd
notes: label: Description
content: Physical Description
label: Description
content: Forged steel with leather-wrapped wooden handle.
label: Description
content: General History
label: Description
content: The halberd was a versatile pole arm developed as an infantry weapon in the 13th century. It has an ax-like blade and a steel spike mounted on the end of a long shaft. By the time of the Seven Years War it was carried by sergeants as a symbol of rank and authority.
place: label: place made
content: France
label: associated place
content: Europe
topic: label: related event
content: Revolution and the New Nation
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Military
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content: ThinkFinity
label: Exhibition
content: Price of Freedom
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Dr. John Oliver La Gorce
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AF.66750M
label: catalog number
content: 66750M
label: accession number
content: 229198
objectType: label: Object Name
content: halberd
label: Other Terms
content: halberd; Edged Weapons
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 32 1/2 in x 12 in x 2 in; 82.55 cm x 30.48 cm x 5.08 cm