The Cleveland Museum of Art Special Exhibitions Arms and Armor From Imperial Austria

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Arms and Armor From Imperial Austria | Exhibition Highlights | Three Halberds and a Boar Spear

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Three Halberds and a Boar Spear

Images of From L to R: From L to R: <b><i>Halberd</i></b>, late 1500s. (Steel, ash, leather, and velvet); <b><i>Boar Spear</i></b>, 1573. (Steel, wood, leaather, and flex(?); <b><i>Halberd</i></b>, late 1500s. (Steel, wood, leather, and velvet); <b><i>Halberd</i></b>, late 1500s. (Steel, wood, and velvet). Lent by the Styrian Museum, Landeszeughaus, Graz, Inv. St. 2695, St. 2698.
From L to R: Halberd, late 1500s. (Steel, ash, leather, and velvet); Boar Spear, 1573. (Steel, wood, leaather, and flex(?); Halberd, late 1500s. (Steel, wood, leather, and velvet); Halberd, late 1500s. (Steel, wood, and velvet). Lent by the Styrian Museum, Landeszeughaus, Graz, Inv. St. 2695, St. 2698.
 

Simple, unadorned halberds were normally used by foot soldiers recruited from the rural population of Styria. A halberd's steel blade consisted of a hook, an axe, and a long spike, all affixed to a long wooden pole. In the hands of trained infantries, these weapons could be used to pull an armored cavalryman from his horse or to pierce armor.

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