| Will one of these rogues try to chop me to flinders with his mighty halberd? |
| We're referring to an object here, not a person: a partisan was a weapon derived from the halberd and used by guards in the early 17th century. |
| A halberd is a heavy weapon and difficult to use, but very powerful in the hands of an expert. |
| Drake had his Katana, Judas his halberd, John a rapier and dagger, and Conrad wielded his two long swords expertly. |
| Firstly, a man brandishes a halberd before whirling it around like a majorette might twirl a baton. |
| And at the sally she came out the foremost with her halberd in her hand to pursue the chase. |
