kissakai

Just what I thought. I much prefer a no hitsuana tsuba for a naginata

My naginata had two hitsuana and I wondered why they were there as they serve no pupose

Lights look to be out of stock

Any mention of the period?

Differing 'crafts' and lucky symbols?

Brian - Ooops

They are called wari kogai, and doubled as chopsticks

This all I know Waki kogai Sendai Silver? Non magnetic

I surprised me how many replies this post received so thanks for all the input Hi Dale. Even this simplified branch has some form whereas mine has all straight lines

Not an easy one to find

I like these a lot

Plum it is - Some nice replies - thanks

Stunning

A very good buy and you are correct with the details I really liked the sharp carving of the plant leaves

I think this may be a plum rather than a chrysanthemum I wonder what the bar underneath means. Could be a ruler as this is usually shown as a straight bar This is all I have as it is in the post from Japan

Thanks Steve (you are a real asset to the NMB) This fits nicely 壽 longevity, congratulations 福 blessing, fortune, luck, wealth

I've checked my Tensho script and although similar I can't find a match So a bit of help required

I enjoyed the video - thanks Some time ago there was a good post about about uchiko I bought mine from Japan after reading recommendations from this post

That kogai ana is massive

I had my Hizen polished in Japan especially as the 'sin' is so thing Passed basic papers but no higher as there is a very light 'tiredness' in the skin

Some nice looking iron but I was to late seeing this post

Great print - says it all

Factory or similar logo

Thanks Dave That is the closest yet and I think I can see the buckle flap Just need one with a view of the swivel and we have nailed it

I wonder if it possible to put this to bed? Synopsis of the post This this style was used by officers in both IJA and IJN (land garrison troops). A few pics of the one i have. It has two buckle prongs- not three, or the middle stud. It came with a sword captured in New Guinea. It looks like a British style Sam Browne belt The clasps look inexpensive. In addition, the edges of the leather are not finished, which generally means made somewhere other than Japan. Yes, it looks pretty new. What the original seller probably meant is that it is a modern reproduction belt that can be used to hang a traditional Nihonto. In this case, it looks like it can be used to hang a Tachi. The Japanese usually used different belts to hang gunto, and this doesn't look like it would be very effective for hanging any kind of a Katana or Wakizashi. Should work on a Tachi, though this is hardly a traditional belt. Maybe was made in Japan post war to wear a Tachi ceremonially, say at a shinto temple. Reminds me of a police duty belt; especially the 3 hole design The Sam Brown belts are regulation as per the naval landing force uniform regulations set forth in 1933. They are supposed to be worn by all NLF officers, even when the sword is not in use. They had already become a defacto standard by at least 1927, as almost every NLF officer in Shanghai had one. 1) Standard European Sam brown belt 2 )Late Japanese belt 3) Made in China as a repro 4) Made in Asia 5) Japanese WWII sword belt Please vote for your choice