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http://cgi.ebay.com/Aoi-gata-Tachi-tsub ... dZViewItem so the two tsuba are not from the same source............. I have bought tsuba from Kunitaro ( the seller living in the land when boys have sticky fingers ) and so far not disappointed yet. So the tachi tsuba is legit though not high quality but the second one is very very questionable. If you are looking for an late Edo period tsuba and want it " cheap ", then anything less than 200 for this tachi tsuba is " reasonable " , meaning if you outgrow this later you can get your $ back. milt O

http://www.db.fks.ed.jp/txt/20011.002/html/00129.html fuchi/kashira........ design mis-id as shishi........... looks like dragon to me ( item 505 ), also item 504 looks like dragon but id as Chinese " grass " design ? Rich, does the book shows the mei on the koz and f/k ? Milt O

I am thinking of picking a few up when I visit in October. That may save a few dollars. put me down for one copy......danke http://www.db.fks.ed.jp/txt/20011.002/index.html milt o

well, hard to say about the tachi tsuba since " guilt by association " comes into play. We have seen better tachi tsuba so I think you may want to keep your powder dry till a better one comes along ? Milt O

looks like a Chinese re-production. Not sure about the first ( top ) tachi tsuba. milt O

question....... my bad grin appears as picture, not words ? How do you downsize the pic to fit into that avitar thingie ? I don't like any of the " stock pics " p.s. color scheme is good, better than Mantis dude's glaring florescent green. milt O