Tsuba from shipwreck (A restoration project)

[Okan]

This is Frowni. I've been thinking about using my own name for some time now so I thought this might be the right time to start using this account. (I don't remember how I came up with that name in the first place)

As I promised yesterday, I'm sharing a picture(mind the quality please) and a video of the Tsuba. I'm still trying to find out where these were found/came from but I think I'm getting closer. Some of these tsuba are sadly beyond saving (This is what I think but I'm not Ford) I'm going to take pictures of these one by one, in a white box, with a better camera. Please do let me know If you recognise some of these tsuba. Some of them are signed, but just wait for the better pictures. 

 

Here is the video: https://streamable.com/k5tqux

 

 

[Baba Yaga]

What's the back story of the shipwreck? 

[Brian]

I prefer people don't have 2 accounts. So I have merged the 2 accounts and kept this one as the overall account.

[ROKUJURO]

Okan,

 

that looks like a sad loss of otherwise nice TSUBA (plural of TSUBA is TSUBA. Japanese nouns don't have a plural form). Saltwater works like acid. Nevertheless, I think I am seeing an ECHIZEN KINAI TSUBA among them. Close-up photos might bring more insight if some TSUBA could possibly be saved.

 

 

 

 

[Okan]

13 minutes ago, ROKUJURO said:

Okan,

 

that looks like a sad loss of otherwise nice TSUBA (plural of TSUBA is TSUBA. Japanese nouns don't have a plural form). Saltwater works like acid. Nevertheless, I think I am seeing an ECHIZEN KINAI TSUBA among them. Close-up photos might bring more insight if some TSUBA could possibly be saved.

 

 

 

 

 

I've just fixed it  Thank you for letting me know.

[Okan]

56 minutes ago, Baba Yaga said:

What's the back story of the shipwreck? 

I'm waiting to hear from the deceased collector's daughter..going to edit the topic soon.

[Baba Yaga]

28 minutes ago, Okan said:

I'm waiting to hear from the deceased collector's daughter..going to edit the topic soon.

 

Ah, it's personal and resent. By the rust I would of thought longer, but I regress. 

[Okan]

19 minutes ago, Baba Yaga said:

 

Ah, it's personal and resent. By the rust I would of thought longer, but I regress. 

Yeah, her daughter said he bought these in this condition a while ago. 

[Ford Hallam]

An interesting collection in terms of spread and even if they're ultimately beyond full restoration the corrosion will at least provide valuable information regarding the iron structure and processing. For that information alone I'd be prepared to work on them.

[kyushukairu]

Here are a few which I noticed:
- Tanto sized ‘nanban’ tsuba (purple)
- Saotome tsuba (red)
- Two which may be Owari (green)
- An Echizen Kinai, which Jean already mentioned (red)
- A ‘nanban’ tsuba, which I personally believe to be Hirado (blue) 

[Okan]

7 hours ago, kyushukairu said:

Here are a few which I noticed:
- Tanto sized ‘nanban’ tsuba (purple)
- Saotome tsuba (red)
- Two which may be Owari (green)
- An Echizen Kinai, which Jean already mentioned (red)
- A ‘nanban’ tsuba, which I personally believe to be Hirado (blue) 

Thank you Kyle! 

[Fuuten]

The Owari tsuba on the right already looks really good. Did you already do some basic cleaning to that one? Super neat score👍

[Okan]

4 hours ago, Fuuten said:

The Owari tsuba on the right already looks really good. Did you already do some basic cleaning to that one? Super neat score👍

 Nope it was already in that condition.