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- henry, Thank you for the reply! I think i will go out and get some bone tonight!

-Grey By forgery, i meant 'copy' as you describe it... So there's stil the chance it's old? My name is Steven, btw, as mentioned in my first post -Mark The tsuba is 5mm thick at the rims, 4mm in the center. I was planning on mounting it! I think i'll show it to my sensei when he comes in april! thank you both for the comments!

No off chance it's one that slipped under the radar :lol: ? Then i'd like to change my question... Can it then just be an very old, very well made forgery? And what am i looking at? I can see kikkou background and a carthweel? what could the golden branch be? thank you anyone who answers this noobs questions

By 'real' i indeed ment: by the famous Nobuie How can you tell it is not made by him? I do not doubt your judgement, as i myself know little about it, i'm merely interested in the reason!

dear nihontomessageboard members, I wanted to ask your opinions on a tsuba i managed to get my hands on. This tsuba is supposed to be from the 16th century, and signed Nobuie. I included some pictures... What are the chances of it being real? and if not, why not? Thank you all for your opinions and time! regards, Steven, belgium