16. century Bodyguard Halberd - Piece of Art

[Music] thank you hello everybody in this video I would like to present you a special piece of art this beautiful Harbor was created by ulrit langbein by the way the same who made my battle sword and my mangual this Harvard is very long as you can see and has an extra long tip Harbors I have used so far were a little shorter overall and the tip shape was different I already wrote on the title of the video that this one is a bodyguard weapon how do I know that I guess we should take a closer look at Harvard generally first there are early forms from the 14th century but also late forms until the 17th century these weapons were first used to a notable extent by the Swiss Army at that time this weapon was relatively new and classical heavy Cavalry units had a hard time with this new way of warfare of course it was not only the weapon itself but also new infantry tactics that more and more heralded the end of an era dominated by armored cavalry as you can often see on contemporary pictures the harbor type of this time was more or less about manhai maybe a bit longer had a short point and a relatively straight x edge the weapon was used for military purposes and belonged to the standard Armament of the Infantry man next to Spears motor axes pole axes but especially firearms however this trend declined over time until by the end of the 16th centuries harvards were hardly to be found on the ranks of soldiers at this time Firearms such as crossbows and handguns dominated especially in European Urban armies and this also changed the shape of the Harvard which was now mainly used by guards or in a more Civic context but you can also see more and more in Contemporary Art the tip became longer as did the shaft also the x-blade changed more and more into curved shapes basically harvards were carried by landscanades until the Pike and short era but they were mainly used for guard Duty and were only occasionally found in conjunction with better swords and a few battle lines behind the pipe man for providing a bloody relief in a clash with enemy troops there such weapons were more likely to be found guarding officers or Goods patrolling outside formations and escorting Caravans in this video you can see a bodyguard Harvard The Cutting Edge is curved unlike the straight blades used in most of the older military operations of the 14th and 15th century and the tip is really long thus we can assign a more likely civilian background to this Harvard I would like to date this reproduction around the 16th century regarding the use of that kind of hardwood I can say it is excellent for keeping opponents at a distance or to push larger groups and keep them at Bay and the use of this weapon has a safe distance to a Potential Threat but of course this has a massive effect on the handling striking are possible with this weapon but they do not have the necessary power to be really effective also the execution of striking is a bit more difficult compared to other types because of the overlength for this you have to use the field guard so that it still works properly but especially steps are really good with this weapon and the preferred action so let's take a moment to see how the weapon makes me sweat and by the way I played around a bit with using two weapons here I think it was sometimes necessary to draw and use the shorter weapons in close quarters to drop the habit every time would be unnecessary right and I must say it works quite well also reminds me a bit of talhofer's dual Shield pictures but anyway it is a great fun okay so if you plan to get a Harvard for your own training you should pay attention to the type you choose and the techniques you could learn with it but it is best to get to because then we can get the full enjoyment of this wonderful weapon so do you want to know more about the staff weapon then I recommend you to watch the complete series here in my channel have fun with it and see you soon thank you

Channel: Björn Rüther

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Id: GY0GX0uAR88

Length: 5min 20sec (320 seconds)

Published: Fri Jun 23 2023