Halberd
Unknown artist
Date: ca. 1760
Medium: Steel, wood
Dimensions: L. 88 in. (223.5 cm); L. of head 15 13/16 in. (40.2 cm); W. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); Wt. 2 lbs. 13.7 oz. (1296 g)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Culture: American, Hinsdale, New Hampshire
Bashford Dean Memorial Collection, Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1929
Date range
1735 – 1785
Largest dimension
223.5 cm
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