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Dear Alex.

 

At first glance this looks like a sanmai awase tsuba, composed of three layers, a central core and two much thinner embossed faces.  If this is the case then you should be able to see the layers on the inside of the nakago ana.

 

Some information on this type here, http://www.japaneseswordindex.com/tsuba/sanmai.htm

 

If not then others will chime in with attributions.

 

All the best.

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Hello Samouraijack,

It looks like ko kinko  sanmai tsuba

is the reverse side similar? if you look at the Nakago ana do you see the 3 layers?

But it is possible also a ko kink plain Shakudo...

Interesting tsuba anyway

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Hello Alex, 

 

Appears to be an Edo period San-mai Tsuba,  pre-Edo San-mai have different characteristics. Do you have an image of the reverse?

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