Tanto sized tsuba....

Ed · May 13, 2023

Looking for a small hamidashi tsuba in suaka copper for a project. Dimensions of approximately 1.75" (0.069mm) X 1.25" (0.049mm) X 0.1875" (0.0074mm).

With or without the kozuka cutout as seen in the provided example. No motif or embellishment required, in fact I would prefer a plain smooth finish.

Something like this iron piece only in suaka.

If you have something like this, please contact me via the email address below.

Thanks, Ed

ROKUJURO · May 13, 2023

Ed,

with these given dimensions, you will probably not be able to see the desired TSUBA with the naked eye..... :laughing:

If I am not wrong, 1.75" corresponds to 44,4 mm.

Brian · May 14, 2023

Yip. 4.5cm x 3.2cm x 0.5cm

Ed · May 17, 2023

On 5/13/2023 at 3:27 PM, ROKUJURO said:

Ed,

with these given dimensions, you will probably not be able to see the desired TSUBA with the naked eye.....

If I am not wrong, 1.75" corresponds to 44,4 mm.

I appreciate your attempt to alert me to a possible typo. However, those measurements are correct. It is for a small tanto and I know exactly what I want.

It should barely protrude outside the width of the seppa, no more than 0.25" or 6.3mm. (see attached).

ROKUJURO · May 17, 2023

Ed,

it wasn't a typo, you only miscalculated inch into mm. The mm-hight of the wanted TSUBA was corresponding to the "average diameter of a human hair"i

I understand perfectly that you need a small HAMIDASHI TSUBA. I found some on the i-net, but my first go would be to check our dealers here on the NMB forum.
It might not be easy to find such a small TSUBA; the smallest that came up was 50,7 mm high.