Pictures of these in progress can be found on Albion's and Albion Europes Facebook pages. The Marozzo pommel looks especially attractive.

...And here is some recent progress.
The lower ring of the hilt is now shaped and fitted.
It now remains to go over the hilt checking weight, proportions, straightness and fit.

The style of this hilt is inspired by an original in the Deutsches Klingenmuseum, (the original is a Norman Type 43: my version is a Norman Type 39). The type and style of this hilt would have been contemporary to Achille Marozzo.

The finished sword will weight a tad over 1100 grams (-not sure how much the grip will add at this time).
Blade is 895 millimeter from the quillons to the point.
The point of balance will be about 55 millimeter in front of the forward ring.
-These are naturally preliminary numbers. As the first prototype is built there will be more reliable information.

The blade on this sword is designed to represent those fast and thin cut and thrust blades that can be found on swords of this period. I have documented a number of such swords in the Victoria & Albert museum, the Wallace Collection, the Skokloster Armoury and the Royal Armoury in Stockholm. Influences from these have impacted the design of the Marozzo in terms of dynamic balance of the sword and handling characteristics of the blade.

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Exciting news! I've become very interested in these swords, and this one is going to be a beautiful example. Thanks for sharing!

Is the Marozzo a training sword? It seems that it is going to have a more elaborate hilt than any Next Gen.

a very nice looking side sword there in the marozzo, maybe one day ill have the money to get one, ive become more and more interested in that era of swordsmanship especially considering most of the manuals cover that era of the side sword and early rapier.

Thank you for your thoughts and kind words.

The Marozzo is indeed a sword for the Maestro line of training blunts. As the other swords in that group it will have a less elaborate finish than Next Generation swords, but the casting process is more or less the same. The hilts of the Maestro line are cast in a more stain resistant alloy that provide a fine grain and a high resiliency.

We have long wanted to expand into more elaborate hilts and this is one of the first steps on the way to get there. I am much aware that there are customers waiting for the hilts of the type XIX bastard swords. They will benefit from what we learn in producing this sword. It will also open up the door for other projects with later era swords of various kinds.

Peter, this is excellent as always!
Will you also sell a sharp version?

That is beautiful. I'm glad to see you progressing toward more complex hilts. A sharp with a similar style hilt would make a fantastic addition to the Next Generation line -- I hope something like that is in the works for the future.

Roger that is why I questioned this hilt on a training blunt. I have owned a Machiavelli and although the hilt was interesting and complex compared to a simple cruciform, what we see with this new hilt is a big step up, not just because of the rings but because of all the finer details on the cross and the very beautiful pommel. As I said this hilt outdoes anything in the Next Gen line with regards to complexity. I would think what is their premier product line (apart from the museum line) would lead in terms of development, not their training blunts line.

I'd love to see it on a sharp, too, but I'm not sure Albion has an existing blade for it. Developing a completely new blade to work with an existing hilt would take awhile. It'd be forever out of my reach, anyway. I'm just an Albion spectator. Another reason I wish Albion would sell rough hilt castings (though I understand why they don't)!

Super. I can't wait to own one.

And maybe put it on the cover of a Tom Swan book...

So the blade will be around 35 inches long, and the sword will weigh in at around 2.45 lbs. Peter says that the blade will be thin, though I imagine that it will be wider than the one on the upcoming Maestro Capoferro rapier.

When it comes out, it will be interesting to compare the Marozzo with the A&A trainer side sword. There won't be much difference in the price.

this sword would work very well with the fighting styles of george silvers broadsword wouldnt it?

I think Silver would have suggested a bit more hand protection - at least a knuckle guard, if not a full basket; and, at least for me, a longer blade to be of 'perfect length'.

That said, I'm really looking forward to this sword!