Fine Broken 19th C. Theater Prop European Halberd Blade ~ Ornately Engraved

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Fine Broken 19th Century Theater Prop European Halberd Blade ~ Weapon Ornately Engraved
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This wonderful fragment measures 15 inches in overall length and nearly 9.25” in overall width. The masterful piece appears to have been originally silvered in some manner.
A halberd (also called halbard, halbert or Swiss voulge) is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. The word halberd is most likely equivalent to the German word Hellebarde, deriving from Middle High German halm (handle) and barte (battleaxe) joint to helmbarte. Troops that used the weapon are called halberdiers.
The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It always has a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants. It is very similar to certain forms of the voulge in design and usage. The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (5 to 6 feet) long.
The word has also been used to describe a weapon of the Early Bronze Age in Western Europe. This consisted of a blade mounted on a pole at a right angle. The Chinese polearm known as ji is also commonly translated into English as halberd, but they are fundamentally different weapons.
Measures approximately 11” in height. Minor chipping on rim.
From a fine Boston, Massachusetts collection of movie and theater memorabilia.