Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall Original Items

Item: ONJR26APMS070

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall

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Item Description

Original Item: One of a Kind. This impressive example was most likely originally a CASTLE DISPLAY, which was then sold into private hands. This outstanding 15th Century Hellebarde or Halberd head bears a fantastic blacksmith marking, and appears to have been remounted to a period-correct shaft during the Victorian era, likely the mid-to-late 19th Century. It is full length being 6' 10 1/2" (82 1/2") in overall length.

The well-forged head measures 22 1/8" overall, and has a decoratively pierced blade 8 1/4" across. The central spike measures 11 ½” and bears a lovely blacksmith hallmark which could use some further research! The shaft is covered near the head in decorative tacks and a small fragment of a cloth covering. The head is missing one of the two rivets that keeps it attached to the shaft, but thankfully as its been together for so long, it is not showing any signs of looseness. In fact, there is even a break in the head as shown on one side, so please handle with caution! The shaft is very light, as this was meant as a ceremonial remount, likely for display at a castle.

The style of the halberd leads us to believe that it is probably English, but without more definitive information, we can only say it is European. We are certain that the shaft dates to the mid-to-late 19th century and was professionally done, likely a restorative project so that the halberd could be on display in a castle.

Very impressive, ready to hang on the wall!

A halberd (also called halbard, halbert or Swiss voulge) is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th and 15th centuries. The word halberd is most likely equivalent to the German word Hellebarde, deriving from Middle High German halm (handle) and barte (battleaxe) joint to helmbarte. Troops that used the weapon are called halberdiers.

The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It always has a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants. It is very similar to certain forms of the voulge in design and usage. The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (5 to 6 feet) long

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