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This halberd is signed with the initials BS and HRM, perhaps of the decorators. It was carried by the bodyguards of the Holy Roman Emperor Matthias (reigned 1612–19).
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Title: Halberd of Emperor Matthias (reigned 1612–19)
Date: dated 1612
Culture: German
Medium: Steel, wood
Dimensions: L. 97 in. (246.4 cm); L. of head 25 in. (63.5 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Classification: Shafted Weapons
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913
Accession Number: 14.25.461
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