Swedish halberds from the 16th century

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A halberd (or Swiss voulge) is a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th and 15th centuries. Possibly the word halberd comes from the German words Halm (staff), and Barte (axe). 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 in many ways to certain forms of voulge. A reenactor troupe armed with a variety of polearm known as a Halberd. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Axe For other uses, see Axe (disambiguation). ... A shaft can be Look up shaft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... French Republican Guard - May 8, 2005 celebrations Cavalry (from French cavalerie) were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat. ... A voulge (rarely called a pole cleaver) is a type of polearm that existed along side the similar glaive in medieval Europe. ...

The halberd was cheap to produce and very versatile in battle. As the halberd was eventually refined, its point was more fully developed to allow it to better deal with spears and pikes (also able to push back approaching horsemen), as was the hook opposite the axe head, which could be used to pull horsemen to the ground. Hunting spear and knife, from Mesa Verde National Park. ... A modern recreation of a mid-17th century company of pikemen. ...

Additionally, halberds were reinforced with metal rims over the shaft, thus making effective weapons for blocking other weapons like swords. This capability increased its effectiveness in battle, and expert halberdiers were as deadly as any other weapon masters were. It was a halberd, in the hands of a Swiss peasant, which killed the Duke of Burgundy, Charles the Bold, decisively ending the Burgundian Wars -- literally with one stroke. Charles the Bold Charles, called the Bold (French: Charles le Téméraire) (November 10, 1433 – 1477) was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ... The Burgundy Wars were a conflict between the House of Habsburg and the Valois Dynasty, in which the Old Swiss Confederacy got involved and would play a decisive role. ...

Halberdiers from a modern day reenactor troupe.

The Halberd was the primary weapon of the early Swiss armies in the 14th and early 15th centuries. Later on, the Swiss added the pike to better repel knightly attacks and roll over enemy infantry formations, with the halberd, hand-and-a-half sword, or the dagger known as the Schweizerdolch being used for closer combat. The German Landsknechts, who imitated Swiss warfare methods, also used the halberd, supplemented by the pike, but their side arm of choice was the short sword known as the Katzbalger. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 3072 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 3072 pixel, file size: 2. ... A modern recreation of a mid-17th century company of pikemen. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... The Longsword is a type of European sword used during the late medieval and Renaissance periods, approximately 1250 to 1550. ... Bold text This article is about the weapon. ... late baselard or Swiss sword (ca. ... Landsknechts (German, Land land, country + Knecht servant: i. ... A side arm is a small personal weapon that is typically worn on the body in a holster in such a way to permit immediate access and use. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... A replica of a katzbalger A Katzbalger is a short renaissance arming sword, notable for its sturdy build and a distinctive s-shaped or figure-8 shaped guard. ...

As long as pikemen fought other pikemen, the halberd remained a useful supplemental weapon for "push of pike," but when their position became more defensive, to protect the slow-loading arquebusiers and matchlock musketeers from sudden attacks by cavalry, the percentage of halberdiers in the pike units steadily decreased, until the halberd all but disappeared from these formations as a rank-and-file weapon by the middle of the sixteenth century. Bad war The push of pike was a particular feature of late medieval and Early Modern warfare that occurred when two opposing columns of pikemen—often Swiss mercenaries or landsknechts—collided and became locked in position along a front of interleaved pikes. ... Japanese arquebus of the Edo era (teppo) The arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus, harkbus[1] or hackbut; possibly related to German Hakenbuechse or Dutch Haakbus) was a primitive firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. ... The Matchlock was the first firearm to have a trigger mechanism for firing. ... French Republican Guard - May 8, 2005 celebrations Cavalry (from French cavalerie) were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat. ...

The halberd has been used as a court bodyguard weapon for centuries, and is still the ceremonial weapon of the Swiss Guard in the Vatican. The halberd was one of the polearms sometimes carried by lower-ranking officers in European infantry units in the 16th through 18th centuries. Papal Swiss Guards in traditional uniforms Swiss Guards are Swiss mercenary soldiers who have served as bodyguards, ceremonial guards and palace guards at foreign European courts from the late 15th century until the present day (in the form of the Papal Swiss Guard). ...

Different types of halberds

• Hippe
• Scorpion
• Ji (戟)

The Ji, the Chinese halberd, was used from the Shang dynasty onwards, until the Song dynasty. ...

Weapons often mistaken for halberds

• Guan Dao
• Bisento
• Lochaber axe (Jeddart axe)
• Naginata
• Poleaxe
• Bill hook
• Dagger-axe
• Goedendag

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Gallery

Different sorts of halberds and halberd-like pole weapons in Switzerland Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2560x1920, 558 KB) Work by Rama File links The following pages link to this file: Halberd ...

Citizens of Zurich on 1 May 1351 are read the Federal Charter as they swear allegiance to representatives of Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Lucerne. The person on the right side is a scribe reading the text. One of the representatives carries a typical Swiss Halberd of the period depicted (as opposed to the time the image was made, 1515). Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (700x946, 127 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Halberd Federal Charter of 1291 Luzerner Schilling History of Zürich ...

Saint Wiborada is often (anachronistically) depicted with a halberd, indicative of the means of her martyrdom Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 350 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (808 × 1385 pixel, file size: 250 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) +/- File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Halberd Wiborada Metadata This file contains... Saint Wiborada of St. ...

Dutch sergeant with halberd and the West India Company's flag on the background. Drawing by Ivan Wasth Rodrigues in accordance with Barlaus and Dutch painters of the time.]] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ... Dutch West India Company (Dutch: West-Indische Compagnie or WIC) was a company of Dutch merchants. ...