Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Halberds ca. 1500-1580

Matchlock · 5th October 2010, 07:15 PM

Dating correct but no marks at all.

These are simple ornaments only, based on Late Gothic and Early Renaissance trefoil and quadrifoil decorative elements, and heavily stylized by 1600.

The haft should be of ash or oak.

Best,
Michael

5th October 2010, 07:15 PM	#4
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Dating correct but no marks at all. These are simple ornaments only, based on Late Gothic and Early Renaissance trefoil and quadrifoil decorative elements, and heavily stylized by 1600. The haft should be of ash or oak. Best, Michael