Website for Modern Replica Tsuba in Japan?

[Curran]

A while back someone pointed to a website listing many of the better repro tsuba we see floating around the Japanese market.

 

Anyone know it and able to point me at it? (Here or PM). I've lost the link to it.

 

--> I've been recently pointed at photos of what looks like a Yagyu tsuba- looks good, but a tad off to me.

--> I cannot ask for more photos. I suspect it is a very good repro, and that I will find it is one from that site.

--> then again, it might be simply a mid period version of the design that I know from early period version. Or kodai...

[Alan Morton]

Hi Curran,

 

PM sent.

 

 

Alan

[Curran]

Hi Alan,

 

Another of our listmembers was kind enough to mail me the link.

http://tsubaryuken.com/main.html

 

~~I received PMs from you, but they seem to be truncated to only contain my original post.

PM me again if necessary.

[Soshin]

Hi Curran,

 

This website sells iaito (i.e. training swords) for Budo and also reproduction fittings in Japan: http://www.japanesesword.net/default.asp. All of the reproduction fittings are made in Japan. Here is a Yagyu tsuba reproduction from that website: http://www.japanesesword.net/TAKE_NI_YAGYUGASA_TSUBA_p/017-t82.htm. Does it looks like your friend's tsuba?

 

 

 

Yours truly,

David Stiles

[Curran]

David,

 

Thank you. I hadn't seen that one before and went through it. I didn't see the a match to the one I suspect is a modern.

Interesting "Antique" section they have. All these years and still always a new site to find.