Militaria, Clocks, & Science
Description:
Partisan Chauve Souris, Europe, 16th century, tall blade with pronounced median ridge above upward pointing sharpened wings, faceted socket, mounted on a fruitwood pole decorated with strips of tape and brass tacks, overall lg. 93 1/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of George Snook, M.D.
Literature: Illustrated in George Snook, M.D., The Halberd and Other European Polearms 1300-1650 (Museum Restoration Service, Historical Arms Series No. 38; Bloomfield, Ont., 1998),figure 31, p. 18.
Estimate $800-1,200
Tape is eroded, blade is pitted.
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Keywords
George Snook, BloomfieldChristopher D. Fox
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