“bird” Halberd, 16th Century

This is a quality halberd point. The model is called "birds" or "parrots", "ibises", or even "hawks" depending on the authors.
The dating of this type of halberd is generally from the second half of the 16th century. This is confirmed for the weapon presented here by the presence of the ball at the base of the blade, typical of 16th century polearms.
Halberds bearing this decoration are known to have equipped the guard of King Henry III.
Thrust blade: it is shaped like a willow leaf, with two edges. The length is the original one. The base of the blade comes out of a sphere which makes the junction with the rest of the weapon at the level of an elongated rectangular part from which the 2 hooks of the halberd emerge. (length of the central thrust point alone = 30 cm)
These two hooks represent birds facing each other. The wings of one of the birds gradually transform to form the crescent, while the rear part of the opposite bird forms a hawk's head.
This hawk's head in the bird's tail is rarely encountered on so-called "bird" halberds.
The body of the halberd continues with a ball which joins the cylindrical-conical socket. Two mounting holes at the bottom of the socket. This part of the halberd was originally extended by 2 splints along the shaft, which disappeared over the centuries.
This halberd iron is steeped in history, the decoration is treated with finesse, which is far from being the case for all halberds.
Shipping costs France €30, Europe €45
Ref AY-2444