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

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

1586–91 · Germany, Saxony, late 16th Century

steel, gilt and etched; round wood haft

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