BjornLundin

Thank you all. The path to enlightment is a looong and steeep one, but atleast for this one I liked the scenary and expected as much and most probably reflected the price. Alteast someone bidded the same amount as me, which always is good to know that I am not the only f*****ish fish out there. But low quality, ough, now I need to get me a good quaility kozuka so that my brain will be blown out. Thank you again for all the good information you get on the board -Björn

Some pictures from the seller. The small recett on the back of the handle, could that be done to be fitted with the fuchi. Thus point to be a kozuka for nihonto? Best Björn

The other side.

Thank you Bob! No one, wants to bring the bad news 👍 I think you are right that it may be pressed. I think I see by shining light, that the metal is negative hollow in the opposite side. Or is that just a technique for making the shape. There are one part of gold wire missing in the horse rope, and I can see the recession were it was. So I think there have been some hands on work on it. I dont know if it for a western knife, it looks to be made to fit a kogatana and fits my only kogatana quite well. Do anyone have some pictures how these western knifes would have looked like it looks like now? Where these made after meiji restoration or second half of 20th? Still, if it is pressed it is ok for me. It is a nice piece and totally ok to have one of these types also. 😋. Next one will be more in focus to complement my other fittings. Knowledge is best experienced in hand. Still hurts a bit but it is what one could expect. Missed to take picture of the other end. Ty all Björn

Hi, I missed a tsuba but got a kozuka. I got my emotions get the best of me. Hahaha Im totally not following how to collect nihonto advices and just follow my heart Not good for my wallet. So please tell me the bad news. Fake or ok. I paid 15000 yen o.O How is it made, carved? if so there is quite a lot of 3D texture here. Any guess of school. I am dreaming a bit that it was a quite good piece once, but wear and tear has taken away the smaller details of the stuff on the highest point. I am totally in awe of all the details they could make in such a small form factor. Love the horses, it looks to be a a river where the horses gets to have a bath. First, I thought of Japan war in Korea, forcing horses over a river. All the best Björn

Found another tsuba on auction. It somehow stuck with me. Any reason for it to be a fake. Looks ok in my view. Cast or carved? Best Björn

To bad it ended a bit West of my max. But I got something nice, but worn instead from buyee that actually landed in my expected price range.

Ty, will scramble my piggybank to search for some extra pennies. Best Björn

Hi, I found this tsuba that may wed nicely with my wave FK set. There are som active rust and was wondering if it is a good buy of not. Already over 30000 yen. https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/k541595791?conversionType=mypage_watch_list Best Björn

Wow, that is one good looking tsuba. Ty for the reply! -Björn

Hi all, After been on the hunt for tsuba and fittings, I started to notice that there are no stones added as "decoration" to the fittings. Is it an unspoken rule to not to use stones fitted, to represent for example stars, or is it just the tradition in Japan that fitting of stones is not seen as decorative as the work in metal. Best Björn

Found this om toukenhataya. First, I thought it said RIP om the tsuba. Think it is PIP? Kashira: AFRSIRIS... Almost looked like a @ but it is a circle in a circle anyone? What does it tell? Im curious. https://www.toukenhataya.jp/goods/sword/sword_s1879.html

Looking for a match for this kashira. For me it looks like unopen chrysanthemum flowers and mino bori style. But I am no expert. Any tip or match would be much appreciated

Last ones Let me know if there is anything you want additional pictures of. Thanks for an amazing forum

Hi all, sorry for starting a new post. I am little bit perplexed by these shishi dogs. Can anyone give there thoughts of them. I tried to look around but found both really expensive and lesser... Goto school, very early and edo so I am a bit perplexed. When I got the blade with the tsuka these menukis was covered with gruel, hiding all features. Been carefully trying to clean them to see more of the details. So what do you think, cast or carved? Good, medium or bad quality, goto or not, period? Sorry for all the pictures I having fun with the camera trying to catch all the angles.

I added a few more photos of nagako, looking from the top, I would agree with you . I guess the "notches" on the top would be from tsuba? Filings looks to go to that mark.

Thank you, upping my photo skills with a better lamp + a fue computer filters. Kissaki love

Hi Jussi, I played around a bit with the nagako, see if I can take better pictures to analyze. I wonder if UV light help to get in more depth. It is not super clear, but it could be that the nagako was altered three times. The red and orange point to the original place, due to that it looks to have different underlaying patination and filing. Need to take better and clearer pictures Macro objective on my buy list as different filters The blue arrow point to the second differentiation place and I guess it is here the bohi was carved (ko-katana was made into a wakazashi and Morimitsu name was added? Just my guess. Possible how the date was added, this could be in the late 1400 to mid 1500 era. The third green arrow pointing to an area with bad, crude filing marks was probably made during the great war and fitted as a gunto. Another favo. idea that this made in kyoto in early edo period to a rich person. There were some information somewhere that a smith from Yamashiro school was "forced" to make forgery by the top boss. Need to verify this though

Why would a museum, punch in numerals on a tsuba? Doesnt make sence?

My guess, is around murumachi to sengoku period (Kyoto-Bizen) but I am more leaning to Bizen. I also thinking abit that it has been shortened, if so maybe earlier namboku... ^^ I dont think based on the Boshi that it is more to shinto but the straight shape is a bit complexing. Please have a guess