Yves

Hi, Does anyone know where this emblem on fittings comes from? Looks like part of a mon or something, but unsure.

I was thinking that if the tsuka would be proportional to the blade length and my katana has a 9 sun tsuka (75 cm ) that a wakizashi (50 cm) would be 6 sun (+- 18 cm)

Hi, is there a way to determine the length of the tsuka of a wakizashi. For a katana it is measured basically on the length of your forearm, but how is the length for a wakizashi tsuka determined? Do not seem to find that anywhere.

Thanks I already thought that it would mostly go on the wakizashi. Would you happen to know if the nakago of the kogatana needs to have a specific form? I have a kozoku that I bought along with the fuchi kashira as in a set and I'm wondering if they are all the same and will fit and then, how is it kept in the kozuka? I have asked my supplier if the smith could provide the kogatana as well but this doesn't seem to be straight forward.

Let me put it like this: when you see the same type of (papered) tsuba for sale in several places (even high end ones) you start wondering which ones are real and which ones are not. Anyway, it made me not buy for collectional reasons but purely on the basis of what I like and if the price is in that sweet spot or I can see on the basis of the level of detail it is real. I also stick to the general rule: if it is too good to be true it usually is. Now, another hobby of mike is classic cars. Loads of crap parts for sale being sold as the real mccoy. I used to work my way around that by applying the rule mentioned above. The fakers caught on and have increased their prices accordingly to just a tad below that of the real deal… So, a lot of research has to be done to find out if you’re looking at a fake or not Lastly, in my line of business I have to work with real experts in certain areas and when you seevthem struggling, you know that something definitely is not ok. Anyway, this is not related to a specific country that only has that sort of problem but rather the entire world. However, it is very clear that the rise of ‘fake’ happened at the same time China was rising as an economical power.

Was responding on a more general level BTW.

The whole world is fake nowadays.

Looking for a daisho set of blades. Katana between 74.6 cm and 75.5 cm and wakizashi between 50 and 53 cm. Thanks.

At that size probably wakizashi tsuba as well.

Was wondering if the kogatana and kogai where mounted on the katana or wakizashi and if so on which side of the sword. Thanks.

I saw it but unfortunately the nakago ano shows it's for a wakizashi.

A question here: is the price difference worth it as a long term investment to pay for a higher ranked smith such as the Soshu den Miyairi school smiths. Blades cost between 3 and 6 million yen a piece. Thanks.

What is the normal height and width of the nakago of a uchigatana at height of where the tsuba normally is? Thanks.

Nobody owns a wakisachi in our dojo and I'm just one grade below my sensei. BTW: I train in Muso Shinden.

Never seen a Iaidoka perform kata with Wakizashi. All are done with uchigatana.

I'm talking about the tsuba on the first post. Untouched btw.

Hi, is there any advantage, apart from the obvious to start training with sharp blades, to use a daisho while training in Iai. I can see that in Seitei it would not be of use, but I could see that in Koryu it could be of use since the kashira is intended to be in the centerline of the body versus the tsuba. (so not at 45°). To be honest this makes me think the old techniques were indeed intended to be done with wackizashi in the belt.

Any idea what a tsuba like this might be worth (70 mm in diameter and intended for wakizashi)

Well, the newer fittings for example are around 40-41 mm for the katana. It makes me wonder if they were just overal smaller in the Edo era for example or if there is another reason.

What sizes fuchi kashira were used on either uchigatana or wakizashi. Thanks.

Thanks all for the response. I think the tsuba is fairly intricate and although simple it has some features that are not easy to make. I will probably need to resort to buying a similar thickness tsuba and having it fit to the sword while I wait for another relative of this one in larger format to turn up. If anyone finds a larger copy of this one, let me know. I have similar thing going on with fittings. The thing here is, you only get one change to get a traditionally made sword correct and I don't really like the modern fittings. I like subtle but intricate design. I also think that ancient pieces are relatively cheap in comparison, but even those are not all created equal.

Correct, that one here more pictures : https://www.touken-m...uct/shousai/TSU-2417

Hi, the intent is to have a recent purchase copied. The tsuba is 7,0x6,9 cm and needs to be around 8,0 cm to fit a katana. I think everything needs to be adapted with the same basic design and finish.

Hi, Are there smiths that can make a tsuba (smaller) size and copy it on a slightly larger size?

Well not according to a bunch of suppliers like Tozando and others and also not according to UPS, Fedex, EMS, TNT,....As for the posts, don't know how old they are, but things might have changed recently.