Captain

Many thanks Curran Will try and get some books thanks for the help David

Many thanks both of you I appreciate your replies. Please could you explain the terms you have used as I am a complete novice here and need all the help I can get. Thanks again David

Hi to you all I am new to this forum and thought I would submit these 6 Tsuba with the limted history I have. I bought a Japanese cabinate about 20 years ago, part of the decoration was old metal sword fittings some were loose. I was told that the cabinate was made in about 1890 but the fittings could be older. That is about all I know, I would like to hear what you all think about these items No 1 No2 No3 No4 No5 N06 There seems to be makers markings on soom of them and I think there are Menuki on the drawers Thank you for looking at these and I wait for your comments Kind regards David

This tsuba is fitted to a wakasashi which seems to be a chinese fake and shows signs of being modified to fit it this could explain this. As i am new here I have not posted blades here yet as I am a little confused with where to post my stuff I have 2 ww2 signed Katanas, a tanto which has some interest and a short katana or long wakasashi which has atracted interest on British blades Lee bray has been most helpfull. David

Thanks for your coments on both sites And thank you for correcting me about signatures Kind regards David

I have a tsuba which looks rather nice but maybe has a few problems with authenticity I was pointed in your direction from british blades forum so here goes what do people think? Many thanks Captain