Mid-Qing dynasty|Each with curved steel blade and curved back edge with a pierced notch, issuing from the gaping jaws of a finely-cast bronze dragon head, connected to a bronze mount fitted to the end of a long wooden pole. 23 1/4in (59cm) length of blades |清中期 龍首偃月刀一對Similar halberds, with related decorative mounts, are displayed at the Palace Museum, Beijing in the armaments collection housed in the Hongyi Court directly adjacent to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. The quality of casting evident in the mounts for these halberds is unusually high and would seem to indicate that they were produced for a client of high status.