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An ono tsuba. But for design reasons, the inner cross was rotated 90 degrees. Otherwise, it's just the motif of a thread spool.

How do we know that real all parts of the Mosle collection were published in the books ? Of course, I know exactly what you mean by that.........it's a marketing strategy that stops at absolutely nothing. Any means are justified, especially since the origin has nothing, absolutely nothing, to do with quality. It's the same with blades. And this behavior will never change. Open your eyes, do your homework. Always be suspicious and cautious of dealers, especially auctioneers. Not to be forgotten is the fact that such solid gold Fuchi Kashira can be relatively easily recast today using modern methods. If these are then professionally reworked after casting.........it would be impossible for an amateur to see that it is only a copy and not the origina.l I remember a thread about solid gold menuki. These things were submitted to the NBTHK for registration...rejected! Because they were newly cast. Be very careful with solid gold Kodogu without new papers.

Leave it like it is. And what Manuel write is absolutely correct. I have several tsuba with fine damage like a crack or some impacts at the rim...........it is part of the history.

With chrome no problem at all.

I thank the author for his personal opinion and experiences. It's nice to read that I'm not the only one with similar experiences. (written by someone who has been interested in Japanese swords for almost 30 years)

Time passes... friends must go... but memories remain. Bruce... a unique guy. Both in his appearance and his demeanor. In both pockets of his jeans, he almost always had tsuba, which he worked on with horn or bone at almost every opportunity... sometimes even in the morning at diner breakfast. I will never forget the expression on the faces of the other guests when they saw Bruce at work in the morning at breakfast. In 2002, I first heard one of his almost legendary lectures on sukashi tsuba at the table of a dealer friend in Tampa. I have never met anyone with such a keen eye for good iron tsuba. It was in San Francisco... in 2003 or 2004, on the last day, just before closing... Bruce and I, a group of four, were strolling through the sword show. At one table, swords lay in five or six layers, completely jumbled together. Bruce stopped, reached into the stack, and pulled out a rather poor-looking wakizashi in a koshirae. On the koshirae was a Kanayama tsuba. I couldn't believe my eyes. I must have walked past it 6 or 7 times before...looked through the stack...and I didn't see it...and Bruce strolls past and däng, he sees it immediately. Crazy in a positive way...that was Bruce for me. Rest in peace my crazy friend

I made this mekugi nuki from a dead blade. It worried some people a lot when they see it the first time. In the past I see a mekugi nuki with a signature from Kotetsu. The owner explain that it was from a cracked blade .

Get in contact with Paul Kremers .https://tsuba.info/ He can answer all your questions seriously and he know from what he is talking about.

I see the pictures and... exactly what I feared... and now it's clear why Rafal were asking about regulations and guidelines in Japan. Unfortunately, it's too late. What a pity. But this is just my personal opinion.

@ Rafal https://www.touken.or.jp/english/ Contact the museum. If there are any guidelines or legal requirements for preserving Japanese weapons, they'll be able to tell you. But I'm afraid you personally, as an amateur, won't get an answer to this question. Perhaps if your contact at the museum in Krakow tried it, the chances would be better. Sincerely, Your Tripod

Both , please. I need the complete package. 😁

No .........you don't want to see it....

Indeed... making a saya out of hinoki will be a lot of fun. Hinoki (Japanese cypress !) Until then, I'd recommend using honoki instead.........it is closer to the original and more easy to work with.

I have made a mistake. It is completely clear and correct that a katana against a naginata naturally has the shaft as the target of attack. Everything else doesn't work either because of the lack of range. I don't know why but had only naginata versus naginata in mind. Excuse me , my bad.

@ROKUJURO...........and why should an attacker attack the shaft of the Naginata instead of the wearer or the hands themselves? Have you ever seen a practice fight in Naginata Jutsu (better Naginata Do) ? The targets of attack are the legs, hands, arms, head etc., the body of the opponent. But not the shaft of the Naginata. What makes you think that the Tsuba you show above is a Naginata-Tsuba? How many Naginata with Tsuba have you seen? Can you show us pictures of Naginata with Tsuba, i.e. real objects, not paintings or scrolls, please. Most of the ones I've seen didn't have a Tsuba. But they did have a strong thick Seppa... nothing more.

I'm sorry, but there is no Yari Tsuba. That's nonsense. What could be, however, is that it is a modified Tsuba which has been mounted on one of these oddities Koshirae. Example in the picture including your " Tsuba for a Yari" These fantasy mounts are mostly relatively new .....perhaps tourist souvenirs

Dear Jaqcues, now I'm very disappointed in you. It is very clear to see that this tsuba was originally a normal tsuba. So for a katana or waki. So this is not a tsuba for a yari! At best an example of a converted tsuba.........and nothing else.......... and then even worse......you, especially you, call you tube a serious Source for information ?

Nice , very nice ! That shows very good features of Koshirae in the " Tensho Style" .

If someone want to see Tensho Koshirae , take a look in the Katalog from the great exhibition "Uchigatana koshirae" from the Tokyo National Museum. In this Koshirae from Aoi Art i can't see features that are typical for so called " Tensho Koshirae " The piece looks to me as if it was put together from different parts that never really belonged together. The style as well as the overall appearance does not match Koshirae which had become fashionable in the late Muromachi / Momoyama period. But that's just my opinion

@Brano A beautiful, impressive work...even if it's just pictures. Thank you for showing it. It's been two years now since I had the opportunity to buy a Shinsakuto blade. It's a work by "Yasumune" in the Yamashiro style. I personally believe that he "tried" to make a blade in the style of Kuniyuki. With modern blades, you always have to have a certain tolerance when it comes to copies of old swords...but there is a certain similarity. Especially when you look at the Ochigata in CSM101's post.

@Gary that reminds me of the Samurai Art Museum ( Peter Janssen Collection) in Berlin. It started also with the problem that there is not enough space..........and it end in a very remarkable private Museum in Berlin. So, be very careful Happy Christmas to everyone.

This is one of the typical blades that is better viewed live in your hand. Pictures are not enough here.

Really?........you are sure ?

Ok a sabi Tsuba ......indeed.

Sorry, but this Tsuba is in the first line in a very bad condition. Active red rust all over the plate. I can't see "wabi" aesthetic in this piece.