Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall German Mauser 98k K98 The slot for the badges

The slot for the badges and the distinctive crest took additional time to manufacture

and for a brief period using ex-French examples

and a ton of Headquarters XII Corps Reports of Operations

The serial number 2087A appears on almost all parts of the gun

Original Medieval Circa 15th Century Continental Hellebarde Head with Victorian Remounting Circa Mid-Late 19th Century - 82½” Tall German Mauser 98k K98 The slot for the badgesOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This impressive example was most likely originally a CASTLE DISPLAY, which was then sold into private hands. This outstanding 15th Century Hellebarde or Halberd head bears a fantastic blacksmith marking, and appears to have been remounted to a period correct shaft during the Victorian era, likely the mid to late 19th Century. It is full length being 6' 10 1 2" (82 1 2") in overall length. The well forged head measures 22