Venetian Pirata Sword tallhoffer on the guard

on the guard

Many examples survive from Saxon and Bavarian corps

This single handed sword has an excellent heft for cutting blows with a balance point approximately four and a quarter inches in front of the guard

New Version

Venetian Pirata Sword tallhoffer on the guardReplicating a single handed sword from the Adriatic region. Overall length: 39. 5" Blade length: 32. 3" Guard Width: 6" Grip Length: 4. 25" COG: 5. 5" Weight: 2. 7 lbs 1234gr Swords of this form were popular in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries centered around the Adriatic and the conflicts between the Venetian Empire and its Ottoman rival. They are characterized by a relatively early example of the so called "cat's head" pommel that graced so