Halberd steadily decreased. The halberd all but disappeared as a rank-and-file weapon in these formations by the middle of the sixteenth century, though Hakluyt's 'Voyages' relate the death of a halberdier named Zachary Saxy (probably a German) in fighting on the coast of Ecuador during Cavendish's circumnavigation in 1587. The halberd has been used as a court bodyguard weapon for centuries, and is still the ceremonial weapon of the Swiss Guard in the Vatican and the "Alabarderos" (Halberdiers) Company of the Spanish Royal Guard. The halberd was one of the polearms sometimes carried by lower-ranking officers in European infantry units in
Le glaive et la balance Le glaive et la balance Le glaive et la balance (English: The Sword and the Balance and Two Are Guilty)) is a 1963 French-Italian drama film directed by André Cayatte. It was written by Cayatte, Henri Jeanson and Charles Spaak. It stars the American actor, Anthony Perkins as the protagonist. On the French Riviera, the son of a wealthy local woman is kidnapped for ransom. The police soon begin an investigation into finding the boy and apprehending two assailants. The kidnappers manage to escape the clutches of the police, killing their victim in the process. But three men are eventually