Kantaro

True, but you sound as me wife...

Found a cast iron one: 時代武具　鉄地葉透かし鍔　江戸時代/鐔/24J053 | Jauce Shopping Service | Yahoo Japan Auctions. eBay Japan

I like it.

Weird black painting...

Thanks gentlemen! Much appreciated. (Found these good examples on the net to compare with:)

Compared with some others

Wonder if this one is a fake too?

True Alex, and some dealers were taking them home. 5 sellers on more than 600 sellers were specialised in Japanese items. And 1 more had a few Japanese items. That is 1 on 100 sellers. All the rest was mostly WW1 and 2 stuff. It is an amazingly big fair and it is almost impossible to see everything in 1 day if you are not present early.

I went today to the 76th edition of the Ciney Militaria show and it was fun. Met some of the sellers of Japanese arms and armor and had some nice chats. Prices were more expensive than expected, anyone agrees? Anyway, I hope they all had a good sale. https://www.liveinbe...iney-militaria-fair/ https://www.youtube..../watch?v=s9_BvIkGfoA

If the fake Tsuba are getting spectacular I even do not want to think about the papers...

Hi Mikolaj, I do like your Tsuba a lot but I wonder about their color. Have they been blackened? See topic hereunder.

Come on Brian, wake up! The fact it was on your radar says enough. Its not a trap of 95 dollar! And the seller has a 100% feedback on more than 1000 items. It could be fun, that is what its all about. We do not need any stuff we collect and we do not own it but only have it temporary. You even wrote a topic about it, stop wasting your time and buy next time. I know you wanted to buy it and you feel a bit sorry now. I do like to play the devil on your right schoulder...

Encountered already a few times online some Tsuba with a weird blackened color...wondered what happened because some looked like real old tsuba. Some seem to put color enhancing rust prevention product on their Tsuba??? Some sellers even sell this stuff in Japan: Sword accessories (tsuba and iron accessories), Nambu ironware, iron kettles, antique ironware, natural "white glue wood condensed tannin" color enhancing and rust prevention agent, turns red rust into black rust (tannin iron) | Jauce Shopping Service | Yahoo Japan Auctions. eBay Japan Not a good idea if you ask me?

Is it just me or are these fakes getting better?