Will you give an opinion on this tsuba style please.

[Dr Fox]

This is another tsuba out of my box of bits, would be pleased to hear its not a tap washer. Many thanks.

 

Denis

[Lindus]

Not my field of interest but they are damned nice,will be interested in seeing what the membership has to say.

 

Roy

[Dr Fox]

Thanks Roy

 

Cheers

 

Denis.

[Soshin]

Hi Denis,

 

I would estimate a late Edo Period Myochin work. What are the tsuba measurements including thickness?

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

[Dr Fox]

Hi David

 

I must apologise to you for not replying sooner, been away.

 

Tsuba measures north to south 80 cms

 

east to west 72 cms

 

Edge 3 cms.

 

Cheers

 

Denis.

[Jean]

Denis,

 

These measurements are those of an olympic disk and not of a tsuba. I guess you meant "mm" instead of "cm"

[Geraint]

Mind you, at 80 cms that would have to be quite a sword!

[Dr Fox]

Is it an age thing???

 

I don't know my Tiff from my Jpeg and now my cms from mm. I don't think I should be trusted with anything sharp, lol.

 

Yes it is mm, and thanks for looking after me.

 

Denis.

[MauroP]

Hi Denis,

I have no idea what's the subject of the tsuba is, but I found probably the same "ship propeller-like" pattern in a sukashi tsuba from Ford Hallam's blog (http://followingtheironbrush.blogspot.i ... tsuba.html)

Bye, Mauro

[Dr Fox]

Hi Mauro

 

Thanks for your reply, and yes I can see what you are indicating here, it was the reference to the ships propeller that did it.

 

Denis