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Halberd Bearing the Crest of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince Archbishop of Salzburg.. ...
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Halberd Bearing the Crest of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, Prince Archbishop of Salzburg.Approximately 88-inches overall. Long spike of the quadrangular section. The axe blades are finely etched and decorated with the crest of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau, within a scroll-work design and a devilish figure to the left of the crest, obverse is the armorers mark. The halberd head is mounted to the wooden shaft via two partial iron strap bands [on both sides] with five round-head rivets or nails on each side [one missing]. The overall length of the shaft is 68 1/2-inches with a 1 1/4-inch Mother-of-Pearl engraved oval insert of a village or similar landscape.
Note: Raitenau was born at Hofen Castle in Lochau, near Bregenz, in Further Austria, the son of the Habsburg colonel Hans Werner von Raitenau (1525-1593) and Helene von Hohenems (1535-1586) a niece of Pope Pius IV and sister of Mark Sittich von Hohenems Altemps, who was consecrated Bishop of Constance in 1561, as well as sister-in-law of Cardinal Charles Borromeo. von Raitenau ruled as Hereditary Prince of the Holy Roman Empire and Archbishop of Salzburg between 1587-1612. His state guard were equipped with two series of finely etched halberds, dated 1589 and 1611 respectively. In each of the two series the quartered arms of von Raitenau and the Archbishops are surmounted by a Cardinals hat (to which von Raitenau would have been entitled as Papal Legate) with the six tassles of an Archbishop. Sold with binder of research material related to the crest of Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau.
Similar example in design of a historic halberd can be viewed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, [Accession Number: 14.25.280]. It is described as; "This staff weapon was carried by the bodyguards of the Prince-Electors of Saxony."
Condition: Halberd is fine to excellent for its age. Metal with handling age wear and patina, lightly cleaned. Light to moderate marks and surface imperfections present. Edges sharpened at some point. Wooden shaft is solid, original and in very good condition.
Auction Info
2022 December 12 Arms & Armor, Civil War & Militaria Signature® Auction #6261 (go to Auction Home page)
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December, 2022
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