Halberd

c. 1550 Overall: 200.7 cm (79 in.); Blade: 25.4 cm (10 in.) Source image
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The most effecient weapons used by the infantry (foot soldiers) during the 15th and 16th centuries were pole arms (or staff weapons). The halberd, like the examples shown here, was a weapon of great versatility. The word halberd comes from the German words Halm (a staff) and B...

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