diff --git a/srcjs/stendhal/entity/RPEntity.ts b/srcjs/stendhal/entity/RPEntity.ts
index e9d6443d7c8..8531fc44ec0 100644
--- a/srcjs/stendhal/entity/RPEntity.ts
+++ b/srcjs/stendhal/entity/RPEntity.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { EmojiSprite } from "../sprite/EmojiSprite";
 import { SpeechBubble } from "../sprite/SpeechBubble";
 import { TextSprite } from "../sprite/TextSprite";
 
+import { BarehandAttackSprite } from "../sprite/action/BarehandAttackSprite";
 import { MeleeAttackSprite } from "../sprite/action/MeleeAttackSprite";
 import { RangedAttackSprite } from "../sprite/action/RangedAttackSprite";
 
@@ -771,17 +772,14 @@ export class RPEntity extends ActiveEntity {
 			if (weapon === "blade_strike" && nature == 0) {
 				weapon += "_cut";
 			}
-			let image: HTMLImageElement;
 			const imagePath = Nature.VALUES[nature].getWeaponPath(weapon);
 			if (weapon.startsWith("blade_strike")) {
-				image = stendhal.data.sprites.get(imagePath);
+				this.attackSprite = new BarehandAttackSprite(this, stendhal.data.sprites.get(imagePath));
 			} else {
 				const entity_rot = 90 * (this["dir"] - 1);
 				// TODO: rotate left & right 45 degrees & offset to center on entity
-				image = stendhal.data.sprites.getRotated(imagePath, entity_rot);
+				this.attackSprite = new MeleeAttackSprite(this, stendhal.data.sprites.getRotated(imagePath, entity_rot));
 			}
-
-			this.attackSprite = new MeleeAttackSprite(this, image, weapon.startsWith("blade_strike"));
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/srcjs/stendhal/sprite/action/BarehandAttackSprite.ts b/srcjs/stendhal/sprite/action/BarehandAttackSprite.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ddb63b96819
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcjs/stendhal/sprite/action/BarehandAttackSprite.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/***************************************************************************
+ *                       Copyright © 2023 - Stendhal                       *
+ ***************************************************************************
+ *                                                                         *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify  *
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as        *
+ *   published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the    *
+ *   License, or (at your option) any later version.                       *
+ *                                                                         *
+ ***************************************************************************/
+
+import { ActionSprite } from "./ActionSprite";
+import { RPEntity } from "../../entity/RPEntity";
+
+declare var stendhal: any;
+
+
+export class BarehandAttackSprite extends ActionSprite {
+
+	private readonly dir: number;
+	private readonly image: HTMLImageElement;
+
+
+	constructor(source: RPEntity, image: HTMLImageElement) {
+		super();
+		this.dir = source["dir"];
+		this.image = image;
+	}
+
+	public override draw(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, x: number, y: number, entityWidth: number,
+			entityHeight: number) {
+		if (!this.image || !this.image.height) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const dtime = Date.now() - this.initTime;
+		const frameIndex = Math.floor(Math.min(dtime / 60, 3));
+		const drawWidth = this.image.width / 3;
+		const drawHeight = this.image.height / 4;
+		const centerX = x + (entityWidth - drawWidth) / 2;
+		const centerY = y + (entityHeight - drawHeight) / 2;
+
+		// offset sprite for facing direction
+		let sx, sy;
+		switch (this.dir+"") {
+			case "1": // UP
+				sx = centerX + (stendhal.ui.gamewindow.targetTileWidth / 2);
+				sy = y - (stendhal.ui.gamewindow.targetTileHeight * 1.5);
+				break;
+			case "3": // DOWN
+				sx = centerX;
+				sy = y + entityHeight - drawHeight + (stendhal.ui.gamewindow.targetTileHeight / 2);
+				break;
+			case "4": // LEFT
+				sx = x - (stendhal.ui.gamewindow.targetTileWidth / 2);
+				sy = centerY - (stendhal.ui.gamewindow.targetTileHeight / 2);
+				break;
+			case "2": // RIGHT
+				sx = x + entityWidth - drawWidth + (stendhal.ui.gamewindow.targetTileWidth / 2);
+				sy = centerY; // - ICON_OFFSET; // ICON_OFFSET = 8 in Java client
+				break;
+			default:
+				sx = centerX;
+				sy = centerY;
+		}
+
+		ctx.drawImage(this.image, frameIndex * drawWidth, (this.dir - 1) * drawHeight,
+				drawWidth, drawHeight, sx, sy, drawWidth, drawHeight);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/srcjs/stendhal/sprite/action/MeleeAttackSprite.ts b/srcjs/stendhal/sprite/action/MeleeAttackSprite.ts
index c1c80ee4f01..dd6669701e1 100644
--- a/srcjs/stendhal/sprite/action/MeleeAttackSprite.ts
+++ b/srcjs/stendhal/sprite/action/MeleeAttackSprite.ts
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ export class MeleeAttackSprite extends ActionSprite {
 
 	private readonly dir: number;
 	private readonly image: HTMLImageElement;
-	private readonly barehand: boolean;
 
 
-	constructor(source: RPEntity, image: HTMLImageElement, barehand: boolean) {
+	constructor(source: RPEntity, image: HTMLImageElement) {
 		super();
 		this.dir = source["dir"];
 		this.image = image;
-		this.barehand = barehand;
 	}
 
 	public override draw(ctx: CanvasRenderingContext2D, x: number, y: number, entityWidth: number,
@@ -35,22 +33,10 @@ export class MeleeAttackSprite extends ActionSprite {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		const dtime = Date.now() - this.initTime;
-		const frameIndex = Math.floor(Math.min(dtime / 60, 3));
-
-		let yRow, frame, drawWidth, drawHeight;
-		if (this.barehand) {
-			yRow = this.dir - 1;
-			frame = frameIndex;
-			drawWidth = this.image.width / 3;
-			drawHeight = this.image.height / 4;
-		} else {
-			yRow = 0;
-			frame = 0;
-			drawWidth = this.image.width;
-			drawHeight = this.image.height;
-		}
-
+		//~ const dtime = Date.now() - this.initTime;
+		//~ const frameIndex = Math.floor(Math.min(dtime / 60, 3));
+		const drawWidth = this.image.width;
+		const drawHeight = this.image.height;
 		var centerX = x + (entityWidth - drawWidth) / 2;
 		var centerY = y + (entityHeight - drawHeight) / 2;
 
@@ -78,7 +64,6 @@ export class MeleeAttackSprite extends ActionSprite {
 				sy = centerY;
 		}
 
-		ctx.drawImage(this.image, frame * drawWidth, yRow * drawHeight,
-				drawWidth, drawHeight, sx, sy, drawWidth, drawHeight);
+		ctx.drawImage(this.image, 0, 0, drawWidth, drawHeight, sx, sy, drawWidth, drawHeight);
 	}
 }