Halberd Collection

Medieval weapons: Dull swords or kolben for the Kolbenturnier 302, pike 303, halberd 304, partisan 305, wooden battle hammer 306, iron battle hammer 307, lance with crooked spike 308

German pole axe and halberd from the late 15th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Norman weaponry: lance 212, Gisarma or halberd 213, Bipennis or double battle axe 214, battle axe 215, 226, 227, spear 216, jousting spear 217, cross-bearing orb or Reichsapfel 218-220

Italian heraldic shield or targe from the mid-15th century. With escutcheon and coat of arms, great helm crested with a swans head, the crest of the Chigi family of Sienna

Infantry armour and weapons, 17th century. Breastplate, musket, arquebus, sabre, sword, halberd, helmet and lance. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Queen Isabella II and husband visit Maundy Thursday Monument
Isabella II (1830-1904). Spanish Queen. Queen Isabella II and her husband visiting the Maundy Thursday Monument at the Church of Santa Maria, 1855 (Madrid, Spain)

Perspective of the Main Square (Plaza Mayor), Madrid, circa 1620. Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Royal Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, 1623. Detail
Ascribed to Juan de la Corte (circa 1585-1662). Baroque painter. Royal Festivities in the Plaza Mayor, 1623. Detail. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Ottoman Sultan going to the mosque. Turkey. Engraving by Lemaitre, Lalaisse and Chaillot. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840

Mercenary soldiers. Landsknechte. Engraving after etching by Daniel Hopfer, 1530. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration). Illustrated magazine published in Madrid between 1869 and 1921

Alda and Doret, acrobatic performers, sensational, unique, and thrilling, the act without duplicate Date: 1934

German fashions of the late 15th century from Matthaus Schwarzs Book of Clothes, Trachtenbuch. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes

Night watchman and bellman, London

Medieval weaponry
Spears of the Franks, 168, 169, crossbow 170, arrow 171, flails or chain maces 172-174, hatchet 175, and Morgenstern (morning star) or spiked club 176

Unresolved species of halberd fern, Sagenia mamillosa. Chromolithograph by Francois Stroobant from Jean Lindens l Illustration Horticole, Brussels, 1885

German soldiers with halberds wearing harem pants, late 16th century. Gunpowder expert with his back to us, and soldier with cap and armour collar. From color pen drawings in the possession of C

German male court dress of the mid 16th century, and two halberd heads. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt

Norman soldiers in chainmail and plate armour with shield, lance, halberd, in front of military campaign tents. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Halberd military exercises. Taken from John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army

Musket and halberd exercises. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale, London, 1812

Sword-blade halberd, brown bill, axe, etc
Sword blade halberd 1, 3, 5, brown bill 2, Lochaber-axe 4, ancient bill 6, hand bill with small bells 7, and bill found at Battefield, Shrewsbury 8. Copperplate engraving by J

Costume of the late 15th century, from a scene of murder
Costume of the late 15th century from a scene of murder: men in skrimp doublets, padded shoulders, tight sleeves, hats with a single feather and high boots

Illustration, Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare
Illustration by Kenny Meadows to Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare. Introductory illustration, depicting a dozy member of the nightwatch. Date: 1840

Commitment of Anne Boleyn to the Tower of London. 1536

The Ancient English Musket & Halbert Exercise, Plate 3. 1794

Weapons. Halberds and spearhead. Colored engraving
Weapons. Swiss Halberd from 18th century, Swiss halberd from 15th century, German halberd from 16h century, French halberd from 16th century

Pikes, halberds and pole arms from the mid 15th century owned by G. Wittemann, Geisenheim.. Example E is a Lucerne hammer

Walloon soldier, 16th century, in a morion helmet, carrying a sword and halberd.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

Highlander / Yeoman Warder / Drum Major / Life Guard
(Left to right) Officer from the Gordon Highlanders - A Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London (Yeoman Gaoler) - Drum Major from The Grenadier Guards - Corporal from The Life Guards

The Old English Halbert Exercise, Plate 4, Double Armed Men &c. 1794

Swedish army. Middle Ages. Figures showing a soldier
Figures showing a soldier on horseback and one on foot heading for the Battle of Brunkeberg (1471). Swedish army. Middle Ages. Medieval Museum. Stockholm. Sweden

History of Spain. Reconquista. Battle between Christian troops and saracens in lands of Zamora. 11th century. Translation of Our Lady of Saint Antolin to Zamora by the Palentines

Little boy in medieval costume on a Christmas card
Little boy in red medieval costume on a Christmas card, with sword and halberd. circa 1890s

Swiss knights in battle garb holding a heraldic shield.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century

Halberdier, 16th century, in plumed hat, gold full-sleeved doublet, striped stockings and garters.. Handcolored illustration by E. Lechevallier-Chevignard, lithographed by A. Didier, L. Flameng, F

Halberd-lipped odontoglossum orchid, Odontoglossum hastilabium.. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Walter Hood Fitch for Sir William Jackson Hookers Curtiss Botanical

Spain (1833). Royal Guard Infantry and halberdier. Litography. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

Steel Halberd
A steel halberd, used in all civic processions at Berwick- on-Tweed, Northumberland, England. Dated 1685, the right hand piece displays the town emblem, a bear and a witch elm Date: 1685

Beefeaters at the Tower of London
Beefeaters, guardians of the Tower of London, line up in full uniform as they are greeted by military officers

Beafeater on book serialisation poster
The stern and unmisstakeable profile of a Beefeater Guard from the Tower of London used as the main illustration on a poster advertsing the serialisation of the book Ghosts of London by H V Morton in

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