A HALBERD, the strong spike of stiff diamond section, oblique edged axe-blade (upper point broken off) pierced with four small circular holes, flat triangular fluke (point reshaped) pierced with a slipped trefoil and with a lower extension (broken) similarly pierced, and two straps, on octagonal wooden staff, German or Swiss, early 16th Century 20in. head

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A HALBERD, the strong spike of stiff diamond section, oblique edged axe-blade (upper point broken off) pierced with four small circular holes, flat triangular fluke (point reshaped) pierced with a slipped trefoil and with a lower extension (broken) similarly pierced, and two straps, on octagonal wooden staff, German or Swiss, early 16th Century 20in. head

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