Halberd

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Halberd by Joseph Paul Franklin. The weapon has a long straight blade with a sharp point at the top. The blade is attached to a long shaft, not fully visible. Below the blade, there are two metal wings or flukes extending out to the sides, each with a triangular shape on the left and a more rounded, wing-like shape on the right. The metal is silver with decorative cutouts and etchings. The shaft has decorative metalwork around it, including a patterned section below the blade and a more intricate design where the flukes meet the shaft. The background is a plain light gray color.