The museum also has a wonderful collection of polearms. You can see them on this page here: Polearms at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Half-armor from about 1590, Italy

Basket-Hilted Broad Swords

They are brilliant, beautiful and just a little bit unusual. You don't see many of these and the Museum has a nice collection of them. They are broadswords, sharpened on both sides and were popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Picture below:

-Gothic Breastplate and Taces, 15th Century Italy
And from Left to right the long weapons:

- Two handed sword with flamboyant blade (Flamberge), 16th century Germany
- Halberd 16th Century Germany
- Two handed sword, 16th Century Germany

Black and White Armor

Daggers and Stilettos

A Thrusting Sword (Estoc)

Armor for Man and Horse, 16th Century Germany

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