Akitombo

Thank you Geraint, Now the fun begins, will help pass the dark winter nights. Regards David

Hi, Sorry about the picture, hope these are better David

Hi, Could I please have some help with the translation of this yari tang. Many thanks David

Cheers Peter

Hi, I have a yari which I need help with the translation please.

Grev Tsuba just arrived, it is great. Thank you for a fast delivery and a great value tsuba David

Thank You everybody for your help David

Sorry about that David

Cheers Guys, Now the worst side with the date. David

Hi, I have been given a blade which has had it's tang cleaned. I am trying to translate both sides, the first of which, I enclose. I read it as Tomo ? Cho ? Ju ? ? Any help please. David

Hi, We have some new items posted on our website, http://saltwoodantiques.wix.com/saltwood-antiques Look for tsuba under the oriental tab and swords and yari under the swords tab. Saltwood ship around the World, so ask for a shipping cost. Regards David

Hi, There is a new range of tsuba and kozuka just put on our website under the Oriental tag and two Japanese sword sticks under the sword tag. All available to buy online at http://saltwoodantiques.wix.com/saltwood-antiques If you are in the Dorking area of South East England, please visit our display case at the Talbot House Antiques Centre, West Street. You will see a sample stock of fittings and blades. Details on our site. David

Some of the collection is well photographed in Sergio Magotti's book "Nipponto, The Soul of the Samurai" Which has an English translation. Regards David

Just changed it so that all of the tabs are at the top of the home page Hope this is easier to use. David

Hi Yes, I must see if we can make the drop downs more visible on the home page. Thank you for putting the link in David

Hi New tsuba for sale on http://saltwoodantiques.wix.com/saltwood-antiques On the Oriental tag Regards David

Cheers Tony, It might help to fill a gap David

This may be of interest to those in the UK http://saltwoodantiques.wix.com/saltwood-antiques Regards David

Hi, Can I pick some brains on this board please. I have a copper tsuba with a super patina to it, but at some stage black paint has been spilt onto one side. I need to clean it off, but wish to keep the original finish. Would paint stripper ruin it? David

You can not ship anything out of the UK anymore. EMS is Royal Mail/Parcelforce, as soon as they pick it up on xray that it is a sword then all hell let's loose. I tried to send an 18th Century flintlock to Canada the other month, Fed Ex picked it up, I tracked it to Canada, where customs then said unless I had paperwork from the maker, I could not prove it's age??? Fed Ex then on returning it, stated that they do not carry any item, antique or otherwise which is a firearm. I think it is time to start stamp collecting............. David

David Thank you, that now opens an interesting line of research. Regards David.N

Hi I posted this a few years ago and the only idea to school was Jingo. Can I put this back into the pot and see if thee are any other thoughts please. Regards David.N

Hi My copy also has arrived. A joy to read, Thank you David.N

This has been, yet again, a very interesting thread. I feel sure that we need Dr John Lissenden to add his thoughts on the subject regarding this tsuba. One thought I did have was regarding it's manufacture, as we know, some Namban tsuba were produced outside of Japan. Could this be an example? The maker using a theme that they knew? Just a thought. Regards David.N

Hi Bob, The second looks to be a modern cast copy. Regards David.N