Halberd question

cel7 · Yesterday, 01:10 PM

Hi, I picked this up yesterday. It was cheap, but you get what you pay for. I have serious doubts about this halberd. I have my doubts because where the point is attached to the blade(in the photo near my finger) is so oddly/roughly forged. The only thing I can think of is that it was reattached at some point. Is it a 19th-century copy or an original? It might be original, but has the handle ever been replaced? I have no idea.
Does anyone here know more about this?

cel7 · Yesterday, 01:12 PM

some more pictures

Victrix · Yesterday, 08:21 PM

It’s roughly forged that’s for sure but these things sometimes were. At least it doesn’t seem to have been moulded which is a good sign. Sometimes halberds were roughly produced in large numbers and then stored in armouries in case of future invasions. This could be such an example. An earlier post in this forum showed a halberd with an armoury mark on the pole from Switzerland. Other promising signs of originals are sharp tips on the spike and sharpened axe blade. If the halberd was made for Victorian decoration it would probably not have been sharpened for business.

cel7 · Yesterday, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Victrix

It’s roughly forged that’s for sure but these things sometimes were. At least it doesn’t seem to have been moulded which is a good sign. Sometimes halberds were roughly produced in large numbers and then stored in armouries in case of future invasions. This could be such an example. An earlier post in this forum showed a halberd with an armoury mark on the pole from Switzerland. Other promising signs of originals are sharp tips on the spike and sharpened axe blade. If the halberd was made for Victorian decoration it would probably not have been sharpened for business.

Thanks for your reply, Victrix! Now that I see the photos here on the site, I think I see a worn-away mark in the second photo, diagonally above the five holes on the right side.

M ELEY · Today, 07:04 AM

While out of my wheelhouse, it certainly looks like it is older than Victorian. Could this perhaps be an American halberd from the Rev War period? There were plenty of crude spontoons, halberds and linstocks made by the Continentals under stressed situations. Take a look at Neumann's 'Swords & Blades of the American Revolution' for similar examples.
Mark

Yesterday, 01:10 PM	#1
cel7 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 165	Halberd question Hi, I picked this up yesterday. It was cheap, but you get what you pay for. I have serious doubts about this halberd. I have my doubts because where the point is attached to the blade(in the photo near my finger) is so oddly/roughly forged. The only thing I can think of is that it was reattached at some point. Is it a 19th-century copy or an original? It might be original, but has the handle ever been replaced? I have no idea. Does anyone here know more about this? Attached Images

Yesterday, 01:12 PM	#2
cel7 Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 165	some more pictures Attached Images

Yesterday, 08:21 PM	#3
Victrix Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Sweden Posts: 767	It’s roughly forged that’s for sure but these things sometimes were. At least it doesn’t seem to have been moulded which is a good sign. Sometimes halberds were roughly produced in large numbers and then stored in armouries in case of future invasions. This could be such an example. An earlier post in this forum showed a halberd with an armoury mark on the pole from Switzerland. Other promising signs of originals are sharp tips on the spike and sharpened axe blade. If the halberd was made for Victorian decoration it would probably not have been sharpened for business.

Today, 07:04 AM	#5
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,211	While out of my wheelhouse, it certainly looks like it is older than Victorian. Could this perhaps be an American halberd from the Rev War period? There were plenty of crude spontoons, halberds and linstocks made by the Continentals under stressed situations. Take a look at Neumann's 'Swords & Blades of the American Revolution' for similar examples. Mark