Partisan halberd, 15th-16th century.
Halberd with a double-edged spearhead, used in western Europe in the 15th-16th centuries (in the 17th as a parade weapon).
Iron spearhead 80 cm long, total length 2.74 m.
Non-original wood (former replica).
Purchased at the sale of the 14th tower (tour des fiefs) in Sancerre, one of the castles on the Loire.
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