IslandBoy Posted January 28, 2024 Report Posted January 28, 2024 It has got some Japanese characters on it. 1 2 1 Quote
Ray Singer Posted January 28, 2024 Report Posted January 28, 2024 Somin + kao. Compare with examples below. https://www.google.c...1C1GCEU_enUS954US954 4 Quote
IslandBoy Posted January 28, 2024 Author Report Posted January 28, 2024 On 1/28/2024 at 2:11 AM, Ray Singer said: Somin + kao. Compare with examples below. https://www.google.c...1C1GCEU_enUS954US954 Expand Thank you. Quote
IslandBoy Posted January 28, 2024 Author Report Posted January 28, 2024 On 1/28/2024 at 2:46 AM, Tensho said: Missing the Fukurin? Expand Maybe, but I don't think so. There are other similar ones sans fukurin. I'm kind of wondering if my tsuba was made for display purposes? I saw another post somewhere on this site discussing tsubas that had punch marks (like mine) and that perhaps they were some sort of identifier - as their location wouldn't be seen and thus perhaps tsubas with those punch marks might have been for display purposes. I would have guessed it was to tighten up the fit on the nakago. Regardless, I'm totally speculating. Quote
Spartancrest Posted January 28, 2024 Report Posted January 28, 2024 On 1/28/2024 at 4:51 AM, IslandBoy said: I'm kind of wondering if my tsuba was made for display purposes? Expand No I think this guard was definitely made to be mounted - evidence is the tagane-ato punch marks along with the slight seppa shadow seen on both sides - Tensho was probably referring to the notch at the base of the guard and a faint outline around the rim, the notch would be where a fukurin was joined together and the metal overlapped. This is the area where most fukurin would be joined on a guard. 4 1 Quote
IslandBoy Posted January 28, 2024 Author Report Posted January 28, 2024 Love the insight. I could have stared at that notch for 10 years and I never would have figured it out. Thank you, thank you. 1 Quote
IslandBoy Posted January 28, 2024 Author Report Posted January 28, 2024 On 1/28/2024 at 2:46 AM, Tensho said: Missing the Fukurin? Expand Thanks Tensho. Spartancrest explained it to me. Perfect. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted January 28, 2024 Report Posted January 28, 2024 Larry so glad you found my tsuba PM me for my address 😉 3 Quote
IslandBoy Posted January 28, 2024 Author Report Posted January 28, 2024 On 1/28/2024 at 6:32 PM, Stephen said: Larry so glad you found my tsuba PM me for my address 😉 Expand 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted January 28, 2024 Report Posted January 28, 2024 On 1/28/2024 at 4:51 AM, IslandBoy said: somewhere on this site discussing tsubas Expand You will have to forget the "s" on tsuba - some people can get very literal. "Tsuba" is used both for singular and the plural form [like 'sheep'] I can show you dozens of historical documents spelled with the 's' and some with rather strange spelling like "Tsubu" but convention has narrowed our spelling. [Converting one language to another is not always a good fit ] 1 1 Quote
IslandBoy Posted January 29, 2024 Author Report Posted January 29, 2024 Thank you Spartancrest. I will not make that mistake again: Tsuba. I also just learned the meaning of Mei. So much to learn. 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted January 29, 2024 Report Posted January 29, 2024 On 1/29/2024 at 12:06 AM, IslandBoy said: So much to learn. Expand 40+ years and still learning! 2 Quote
IslandBoy Posted January 29, 2024 Author Report Posted January 29, 2024 I'm very much new to this, but I've gone deep down the rabbit hole on other topics and love the journey of learning. Thanks to you and the others for all of your comments and insights. Great community. 1 Quote
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