different kind of tsuka

[goose710]

Gentlemen

How often are kosira like this seen? i've only seen one other (not that i have a great amount of experience) just curious,

Charels L. Grusovnik

aka goose710

 

The other

[Bungo]

with rampant deflation, i am not sure the second one can command 1k............

 

unusual though.

 

milt

[Mike]

Not so common. I have seen one on Meiji period tourist tanto that has better silver work on the tsuka than its blade. However, yours looks better than the one I have seen. Mike

[IanB]

Charels, Hilts fitted with the central collar are not that uncommon. It is known as a dogane. Rather less common are metal plates that cover the faces of the hilt. Stone in his famous Glossary.... shows a pair of iron plates rather tastefully decorated. I have also seen somewhere an imitation of same done in gold.

Ian Bottomley

[Nobody]

I am not sure but that might be a kind of Karaki-zuka (唐木柄) ?

http://militaria.co.za/nihontomessagebo ... ght=#20024

[Brian]

Darn, one of the few posts we lost when we moved to the new forum

At least the old one is still up for reference

Thanks Moriyama san

 

Brian

[goose710]

Gentlemen

A better picture of my tuska it is copper/brass/a bit of silver/and i think steel. it came on a wak i bought from aoi art sword

thought you might like a better pic

charles l. grusovnik

aka goose710