Casting moulds for menuki and tsuba

[DirkO]

Now here's something else :

http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-Sword-Tsuba-and-Menuki-Moulds-For-Casting_W0QQitemZ250465961806QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a50ef474e&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

 

First time I come across something like that on the bay.

[Ford Hallam]

Now that is cheeky ...btw; these are the rubber mould that are used to create the wax model that is then used in the mould.

[Strider]

It looks like they made enough money in the repro junk market and now wish to pass on their skills and secrets to someone else. Scott