Halberd of Louis XIV's Swiss Guard

Medium

Steel, wood (oak), textile

Dimensions

L. 8 ft. 8 1/2 in. (265.4 cm); L. of head 25 1/4 in. (64.2 cm); W. 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm); Wt. 6 lbs. (2720 g)

Classification

Shafted Weapons

Culture

Swiss

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Collection of Giovanni P. Morosini, presented by his daughter Giulia, 1932

Accession Number

32.75.196