Lot 20 , Two 18th century German halberds, length 268cm

Two 18th century German halberds,
one with engraved blade, the other smaller example plain,
length 268cm
£500-700

Condition:
Both heavily oxidised, the more ornate example with traces of gilding within the engraving which runs throughout the blades but not down the side of the shaft, the other slightly bent at the tip with fractures through the metal at the top of the shaft. Provenance Christies medieval sale 1979

Sold for £500