Hi. I am new here and this is my first post at this forum and a beginner of authentic and antique pieces. Beginner at the sword actually.
So I hope that some of these questions do not sound stupid.
What do you see in an old piece? How is it possible to tell the different between an old authentic piece and a copy? Sure you have good copies and some not that good. Like those tsubas in question at the start here. Is it just that it have more rust spots that the other one? The second one looks a bit more symmetrical in bends and corners. Could that have to do with that the other one is older and have lost some of its shape?
Tell me some of your views on the two tsubas, and tell me what you think of when comparing them.
Kindest regards, Steffen Gjerding
