This image is from Paul Dolnstein's sketchbook. My question is about the figure on the left. How might the weapon in his hands have been made?

He is a Swedish peasant fighting in 1502 in a rebellion against Danish rule. Many other peasants in this rebellion also carried a sort of pike made from a shorter sword affixed to a staff. There is no evidence of the kind of pin system that held a halberd head to the staff.

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Larsson, 1982, 78.

Have a look at this Topic thread that has a discussion of this weapon type:

http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...pole+sword

And here showing a custom made one by Peter Johnsson:

http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=1248

Oustanding! Thank you, Jean!

Danielle