German Halberd XI century. A weapon of horned wooden shaft about six feet in length and has at its head a spear guns and upper breast, a cross-shaped blade of an ax blade on one side, and a breastplate punctured or engage smaller by its opposite.
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Was used with great success as an infantry weapon since the end of the Middle Ages to the seventeenth century. The use of this weapon in infantry battles, which resulted in victories facing heavy cavalry troops, reformed the composition of the army and returned to give vital importance to the infantry.
It was his well-deserved reputation that many troops or elite of the nobility wore versions "flashy", with some military bodies that are using these days in public events and military parades and ceremonial weapons. Today, the Vatican's Swiss Guard uses this weapon not only ceremonially, but are also trained to use it as a weapon.
The soldier who were armed with a halberd called yeoman. Also named the soldier who made the honor guard to the kings of Spain. It is an elite corps of the Spanish Royal Guard, which are direct custodians of real people, which they guard and protect the foot.
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