Spartancrest Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/364996942533 You could just click the link, but this is what passes for a "tsuba" on an ebay listing. It must really look good on a sword! https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/364996942483 this one? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/364996942476 These are a bit of a stretch - nothing whatsoever to do with tsuba - talk about truth in advertising!!! The dealer selling these has a lot more "tsuba" - well tsuba in the description title at least!! 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Dale, the NAKAGO-ANA of the horseshoe TSUBA is indeed exaggerated! 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted July 8 Author Report Share Posted July 8 https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/364996942314 Dishonest description https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/364996942580 Fake but they admit it Both are examples from Hachette "buy one each month" that went down hill after the forth example was released. From a set of four selling for 8,000 yen [close to $50 USD] Wow they have gone way up in price - and they don't have the original cardboard box or the booklet. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex A Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Dont understand Dale, looks like a perfect horse shoe tsuba, possibly Late Edo, maybe earlier. Heres mine, Kanbun era, displays perfectly Good iron. 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Yours is full of luck, Alex. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex A Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Yes Piers, its my lucky tsuba 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blacksmith Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 I don't know what so many tsuba are doing in Norway, but I gave got about half a ton of them here! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curran Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Alex A said: Yes Piers, its my lucky tsuba I tend to use mine as shurikens, though I believe they are colloquially called noggenklunkins. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex A Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Your good at metal work Russ, you could make a a tsuba sculpture Becoming quite popular here, nearly bought a rabbit sculpture a while ago as it was a lot cheaper than one like this. From memory, think they go for around £4k, money in old horse shoes, i mean tsuba. 3 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geraint Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 Judging by the size of the nakago ana that first one must be for a nag-inata! Don't worry, I'll show myself out. All the best. (Just to explain the confusion a nag is a slang word for a horse in the UK and tsuba with large holes in them are often described as for naginata. They are always better when you have to explain them!) 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curran Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Geraint said: Judging by the size of the nakago ana that first one must be for a nag-inata! D'oh! That one is worthy of bagpipes. Absolute groaner. I love it. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted July 12 Author Report Share Posted July 12 One on ebay, described as "Tsuba Samurai Sword Guard Leaf Pattern Rectangle" I think the last word has become scrambled it should read "Wrecked-Angle" 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartancrest Posted September 10 Author Report Share Posted September 10 This is what passes for a tsuba on Yahoo /Jauce - and probably some escutcheon salesman's catalogue! Who's a pretty boy then? https://www.jauce.com/auction/u1152194818 Hey you get a free Kiri box with it Reminds me of these machine dial plates that were sold as "tsuba" [I wonder if they came from some WWII aircraft dial? - would at least have some story value!] 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROKUJURO Posted September 10 Report Share Posted September 10 Perhaps AINU ? 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curran Posted September 10 Report Share Posted September 10 Just a 1950s light-switch cover with aspirations of being a tsuba. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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