Parade Halberd (from the state guard of Elector Christian I of Saxony [ 1560- 91])
Cleveland Museum of Art

Parade Halberd (from the state guard of Elector Christian I of Saxony [ 1560- 91])

1586–91

steel, gilt and etched; round wood haft
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This halberd is typical of the parade weapons used by the more than one hundred palace guards of the Prince Elector of Saxony, Christian I.

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