Unusual Iron Tsuba ...

[Tohagi]

Fantastic impression of power ! 

very,very nice one.

 

How old?

 

Best regards, 

 

Éric VD 

[Kurikata]

Annother large mimi tsuba to be sold at JG Auctions in London next week

[Tohagi]

This one is very close in shape!

How thick it is?

 

Best regards

 

Éric VD 

[Kurikata]

[Tohagi]

Very nice and the opening estimation is a bargain...

 

Kind regards, 

 

Éric VD 

[Spartancrest]

Just listed is this very 'chunky' piece.  https://www.jauce.com/auction/o1150354631

 

 

10 mm thick rim and weighing in at 292 grams. I was wondering just who has the heaviest tsuba out there?

[Curran]

  On 8/27/2024 at 9:31 AM, Spartancrest said:

10 mm thick rim and weighing in at 292 grams. I was wondering just who has the heaviest tsuba out there?

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Nambokuchu or earlier tachi tsuba at about 350-400g?

[rkg]

I have a brass tsuba that weighs 672 grams:

 

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

[Tohagi]

That's really heavy!

May I ask a question about balance?

How do a tsuba weighting at least a 1/3 of the weight of a sword affect the balance of the sword?

Were they "temples offerings"? It seems to have mounting marks...

 

Definitively, my "little" tsuba is out of race!

Best, 

Éric VD 

[Curran]

  On 8/27/2024 at 5:46 PM, rkg said:

I have a brass tsuba that weighs 672 grams:

 

Best,

rkg

(Richard George)

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Wow!   Size? Like how thick?

[DoTanuki yokai]

 

I saw this on Instagram and don’t have additional information but I can imagine that this thing is heavy. 

[Spartancrest]

  On 8/30/2024 at 5:38 PM, DoTanuki yokai said:

I can imagine that this thing is heavy. 

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That would be an understatement!  For those who can't visualise the sword size - here is one I prepared earlier   1447 to be exact.  

[rkg]

  On 8/28/2024 at 1:58 PM, Curran said:

 

Wow!   Size? Like how thick?

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Curran,

The piece came with that monster shingen I have - the nakago ana are identical so it would appear they were possibly made for the same sword.

Dimensions: 99.8mm H X 99.8mm W X 11.5mm T

 

Not meaning to threadjack, but here's a couple of posts on this on FB

https://www.facebook...et=a.266009073454448

 

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02mtsns6mZqhsn3EacvX6d5EuHWjQTFLDrTEyUEzpdGGTRWkzSCUmKVrh6fTQYQ8Efl&id=266005023454853&__cft__[0]=AZU8RA2JpUMk9mCEIqS5_ppmy6tJmF0NBsV6rdhVv4J2aX4Wkqlccf7MSBXltg8qoQUew794vtZIJd6T6XpwyrVH4Dk14QuAtC5ULOMcYPkwGczKVDqauSxpxrEdnbHbSZohTByXnWD8uE-Y1k7GLCRcdIrXrUzocXHl44DOVl9iXyUndMXq1aAdUN88wC7MRjQ&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R

 

rkg

 

[Curran]

@rkgHeavens to Betsy.... that is a huge Shingen in you Facebook post.

Pretty sure that is the King of Shingen tsuba.