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5. Who made this pollaxe? (2014.81)
Amanda Sopchockchai, Class of 2027, College of the Holy Cross
[An example above of patterns in the metalworking of this suit of armor that resemble the pollaxe's, to an extent. (With its intersecting strips of intricate metalwork.) (Is this an appropriate comparison to make, or not relevant enough to the web page?)]
Given the likely forged and hammered(?) pollaxe's elaborate, crisply-executed ornamentation, its unknown maker was probably an expert metalsmith, who created assembled the components of the weapon. Unlike halberds, pollaxes are often made up of several, separate components.
The metalsmith would then have hammered the brass inlay into the channels carved out for it. Also, this decoration matched the ostentatious, Germanic suits of armor from around the same time period.