Tsuba Question

[SwordGuyJoe]

All,

I have had this tsuba laying around for a while now and i have yet to ask people who know stuff about these things any questions.  So here we go:

1. Can someone help translate the mei?

2. Is it legit or a repro? It was a last minute throw in for a deal, so I have literally $0 into the thing.  

-- My thought is that it is a reproduction, but thought I would put it in front of you gentleman to be sure.

 

I am likely to sell this eventually and I do not want to misrepresent what it is (and what it is not).

 

 

 

 

 

[Gasam]

Hi,

 

I don´t know much about tsuba...but there are signs of it having been mounted I think? (diferent shade of colour from the seppa?). On the other hand, would not the seppa cover part of the design at the mune? That to me indicates that there is something not quite right about it, but you mustn´t take my word on this. Know too little about tsuba as I said :-) But learning slowly...

[Stephen]

SGJ

 

Follow your feelings, the mei looks cast not cut.

[Thierry BERNARD]

一賛堂 乗意

[Kurikata]

My humble view: cast reproduction

[Pete Klein]

Cast reproduction.

[SwordGuyJoe]

Thanks guys. As I assumed.