These seem to be so-called peasants weapons (German Kriegsgabeln), Central to Northern Europe (possibly Germanic, e.g. Italian, Swiss, Austrian or German), probably 17th-18th c. though they had been in use for at least a thousand years before.
Attached are scans from a medieval painting of ca. 1440-45.
Best,
Michael
Last edited by Matchlock; 4th June 2012 at 02:14 PM.
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