I'm looking for a picture of a sword with a very long hilt, maybe 3/5ths of the blade's length. The sword itself stood over the person's head. There was a person who made a reproduction of it as well. The overall length was easily 70+", possibly more. It was not a parade/bearing sword.

The picture, as I recall it, was with the point down and hilt above the individual's head. I believe it was posted on here, but I can't find it for the life of me.

Any help?

I know which image you're looking for... I also can't find it.

Here's one, too...

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A little short of your specs, but there's the sword of Pier Gerlofs Donia. OAL is about 2.15m, about 7 foot. The blade is still shy of 2m though. Whether it is a fighting sword or not I cannot say; IIRC it weighs about 15lbs, but legend holds that the man himself was a ridiculously strong giant, so who knows!

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No, that's not it. I actually was going to say not the one with Oakeshott in it (if that's even him), but I forgot. Besides, that seems like a parade sword to me. 15lbs?

It's more similar to this: http://oi67.tinypic.com/2rm5fys.jpg

Is it this Panzerstecher? I think it's by Arma Bohemia.

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Sea interesting topic.
This photo from the book 'Monuments seventeenth century: John III Jubilee Exhibition in Krakow in 1883'
I think that the sword is much older.
I appreciate the size of the sword to 190 cm.

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The sword's original owner, Pier Gerlofs Donia, turned out to be a Frisian rebel leader and pirate who lived between 1480 and 1520. He was better known as Grote Pier (in Dutch) and Grutte Pier (in Frisian) (Great Pier) due to his size and strength.

I thought that was Donia's sword. My mistake.