Original English Elizabethan Era 9 ft. 5 in. Halberd Pole Arm - circa 1600 Thompson SMG - 2 x pants

- 2 x pants

in 1818 Congress reorganized the Quartermaster Department and provided for a Subsistence Department under a Commissary General of Subsistence

It bears medal attachment loops to left breast so presumably the Officer saw action and long service

but happily it saw fit not to slide off

Original English Elizabethan Era 9 ft. 5 in. Halberd Pole Arm - circa 1600 Thompson SMG - 2 x pantsOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This impressive example came out of a CASTLE DISPLAY, it is full length or almost full length, being 9' 5" (113") in overall length. The spike alone is 24" long, the head including the Axe and support straps are a further 17" in length. The remainder is an eight sided wood haft with iron domed studs all the way from head to tail on the four main wide sides. For ease of transportation the haft has been sawn at an angle,