Halberd
Category
Arms and armour
Date
Unknown
Materials
Steel, Wood, Silk, Velvet
Measurements
2520 mm (Length)
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Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 1170502.9
Summary
Halberd. An elaborately shaped blade engraved with coat of arms of Saxony above stylised foliage on one side and initials 'CFA' above stylised foliage on the other. Part of a collection of eight halberds.
Provenance
Amongst the chattels that, in 1978, were acquired along with Chirk Castle from Lt-Col Ririd Myddelton (1902–1988) by the National Land Fund and handed, on loan for 99 years, to the Secretary of State for Wales. In 1981 Chirk was transferred into the ownership of the National Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
CFA (engraved above stylised foliage on one side, with coat of arms of Saxony above stylised foliage on the other)