Three Tsubas For Id Nad Comment

[GrozaB]

Picked up three tsubas yesterday on gunshow. Price was too good to pass it. Small tsuba is alloy, both large are steel

Size of the small one 62mmx58mm 4.15mm tick, next one is 78.8mmx76.8mm and 6.1mm tick, largest one is 89mmx85mm and 5.3mm tick

 

 

[b.hennick]

All three look fairly new to me. The largest one is, I think, brand new. The soft metal one is low-quality tourist stuff. The remaining one needs repatination. Again it has a newish look to it as well.  I hope that you come to appreciate that quality beats quantity.

 

Many years ago, a dealer brought a sword collection to my city. I bought a number of lower quality blades, thinking that I would learn from each one of them. My friend spent the same amount of money on one sword. Now, years later I own the one sword that he bought and I sold the ones that I bought. "Quality beats quantity." It takes time to realise the truth in that statement.

[Rich S]

The soft metal one is I think (?) a Nagoya-mono (late Edo, Meiji).  The sukashi maybe older, but definitely needs repatination. Nothing to say about #3 (just don't know).

 

Rich

[GrozaB]

I don't think the large one is brand new. It has marks of blade mounting, made of not bad steel, have nice deep patina(this can be faked with easy) and definitely forged - not stamped from sheet metal. Thickness in center of the plate 5.3-5.4mm and 4.7-4.4mm by the edge, give very good ring. Soft metal one is indeed very low quality. but to has signs of blade mounting good tear and wear in right places. I was thinking inexpensive late Edo/Mejin. The last one... I really like it. It is tick, heavy, sound like church bell. But previous owner said "It was bit rusty, so I dipped in rust remover!". Idiot. Anyway, with price tag $20 it is hard to go wrong  

[Ed]

with price tag $20 it is hard to go wrong 

 

That's debatable.  

[Stephen]

Well that really helps him Ed, Oleg i sent you a PM