Here's another photo taken with my tablet.
I think it's Soten, made from inlaid iron.
The other is another poor orphaned water dragon, gives it's scale. :D
Hi Denis
Maybe something to do with Raijin.
The link below their is a similar one from the reseller with the big imagination. :D
All the best
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-Japanese-S ... 20d43f7463
It really breaks my heart when a nice old itomaki had all but disintegrated, and you have to take it off the tsuka.
But when these fall out, it kind of makes it all better! :D
I like the way also that they are curved to fit the tsuka
Best