Halberd of Louis XIV's Swiss Guard

Unknown maker

Medium: Steel, wood (oak), textile
Dimensions: L. 8 ft. 8 1/2 in. (265.4 cm); L. of head 25 1/4 in. (64.2 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Wt. 6 lbs. (2720 g)
Culture: Swiss
Department: Arms and Armor
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Dated: 18th century
Pixels: 2667 × 4000
SHA-256: 3ee8b4664273e4ea…
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Open Access, Creative Commons Zero (CC0). Flagged isPublicDomain=true in the museum's own record.

Halberd of Louis XIV's Swiss Guard. 18th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.