Reinforced tournament armour, attributed to Philip II, 1560
1media/Reinforced tournament armour, attributed to Philip II, 1560_thumb.png2024-02-29T12:08:09-08:00Amanda Sopchockchaic166c893d3f8e85f5083bab6661445b2a8c3894a444042Reinforced tournament armour, attributed to Philip II, 1560, made by Wolfgang Grosschedel (ca. 1517-1562), Landshut (Duchy of Bavaria). Inventory number 10024. Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels, Belgium.plain2024-02-29T12:10:48-08:00Amanda Sopchockchaic166c893d3f8e85f5083bab6661445b2a8c3894a
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12024-02-21T17:48:52-08:00Who made this pollaxe?12plain2024-03-12T07:11:10-07:00 Amanda Sopchockchai, Class of 2027, College of the Holy Cross
The elaborate, crisply-executed ornament of the pollaxe, including its intersecting strips of intricate metalwork, resembles that of certain suits of armor. Such military equipment was manufactured by expert metalsmiths. Elements of the pollaxe were forged into shape before being assembled. Unlike some other weapons (like the halberd, which included an axe head and a spike mounted on a long shaft), pollaxes are usually made up of several separate components.
