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Thank you, Spartancrest. 👍🏻👍🏻 perhaps I should just list these remaining items on eBay in two or three difference listings. I’ve sold off the reloading and firearm parts already, so I’m close to recouping what I paid for the whole. Helping out was the most important thing, so no matter where I end up, this has been fun.

@Spartancrest, @Bugyotsuji, thank you both for your help. If nothing else, this has been a massive learning curve. I specialize in certain variations of Japanese rifles from WWI & II, so this is all new for me. The help from this forum has been kind to say the least. Much obliged. Would the hilt covers also date to the late Edo period? I searched for that particular mon but didn't turn up anything. Speaking of which, are the terms "mon" and "kamon" synonymous?

Thank you Steve. I initially had $35 on the lot when I thought about listing it on another forum, that was my best guess at a fair price, but after checking with a member there who is a fellow Japanese rifle collector, he suggested I post it here for more info. I’m glad because I’ve learned a lot and can (almost) use the correct terminology in the sale description. My hope is that this stuff, and the other items (unrelated to swords and fittings) can be of use for the next guy. Thanks for your input, SteveM. 👍🏻 btw, the lot also came with two items that I’ve since learned are sword handle covers. Anything I should know about these?

Geraint, here are a few more pics. Is this the area you’re talking about on he hilt? Also, here’s a pic of the other side of the larger tsuba.

Thank you, Geraint! Edit: I asked a question but now I understand what you were describing, so I edited my first reply. Any idea what the value of this lot is? I may be moot to ask since you're in the UK and I'm in the US, but I thought I'd ask. Thanks again for your detailed reply. Much obliged.

A few more pics:

At the recommendation of a fellow Japanese rifle collector, this is my first post here. These parts are from a widow of a local estate, and to help out, I picked this lot up. Most of it is cultural, but there were a few items that stood out. So… I’d really appreciate if someone can give me an idea as to what these parts are, a translation of the apparent characters, and their value. My apologies in advance for showing up, having never posted before, and asking for a valuation. The small tsuba has two different sets of markings. The outer perimeter has some sort of markings, and then there is kanji (?) on the inner area. I know nothing about swords, so sorry if I’m bothering the correct nomenclature.