Bought Sword, Came With Spare Tsuba With Kanji Stamped In It

[Matt300ZXT]

I was told by some guys on another forum to check with you guys.  I made a thread on pictures of the sword, but since this forum deals with translations I thought I'd put this picture here.

 

This is on a tsuba that came with a sword I purchased (it has a Fred Lohman tsuba on the sword) and thought someone might be able to tell me what this is:

 

 

This doesn't fit the sword at all, and won't w/o some modification, but the other guys said check with you guys before I even touch this thing to see what I've got, whether it's special or not.

[Stephen]

Mike

 

Its a cast copy of a ORG...tsuba, you may file a bit at a time to fit.

[Brian]

Stephen,

You sure it is a cast copy? Not saying it isn't..but I don't see the usual indicators and that is a heck of a lot of surface treatment on a cast tsuba. 
What we do know is that the mei isn't a signature as such though.

 

Brian

[Stephen]

where are the experts when you need them?

[Brian]

They have real jobs and don't spend their time at home sick with flu by the pc. :laughing:

 

Brian

[Matt300ZXT]

The only thing I can gather is the 2nd character is roku, 6.  I tried a draw-translate page and that first one doesn't really come out as anything that makes sense, the translator says it means "push open" but who knows if it's translating what I'm putting in, or something similar.  

[Grey Doffin]

I am not an expert but I see no indication that this is a cast copy.  Don't file on it until someone who knows more than I tells you it is cast.

Grey

[Matt300ZXT]

 

 

There's another pic.  The guy I bought the sword from said he tried to find casting marks in the tsuba but he couldn't find any.  Maybe you guys can find something we couldn't.

[Stephen]

I was going by the punch marks on the ana, look too rounded for real tsuba...like others ill let the experts decide. 

[cabowen]

It's a number, 26.....十十　六

[Matt300ZXT]

So.....26 as in there's no real reason for 26 to be there and it's not worth anything? lol

[Brian]

26 as in there is no real reason for 26 to be there...yes.

But if the tsuba is real then it still has value as a tsuba. It's not a great one, but neither are 80% of the tsuba out there. Maybe $100 to $150?

 

Brian

[Matt300ZXT]

Maybe that's how many ninja it killed in medieval Japan when on its original sword?       Thanks guys, everyone on here in both of my threads have been very helpful.

[Stephen]

 

i see sharp edges on punch marks...do we not see rounded like cast marks on ORG tsuba