not sure if this is the right place

[jeeplover]

I have been seeing a lot of these swords lately that have these two small knives. this is what they are calling them futakoromono (two side knives) is this real

[Marius]

Keith, can you be more specific? Who is selling what? Give us some pics, please, an we shall see if the items are real.

 

futakoromono means a matched set of kozuka, kogai and perhaps also other parts of kodogu (sword fittings)

 

I think you need some basic books about the Japanese sword and its fittings.

[jeeplover]

here are pictures the little knifes go down the side of the saya

[Brian]

The one is a hair arranger called a kogai. The other is a little accessory knife..the blade of which is called a kogatana and the handle is a kozuka.

Google should give you all the info you need on them. Some swords came with both, some with one, and some with neither.

 

Brian

[jeeplover]

thank you was not sure if this was real or fantasy

[Ron STL]

Keith - It's hard to tell for sure just what quality these are, but they do appear to be a matched pair. Both have horse trappings...saddle, riding crop, etc. It would be important not to seperate these from one another.

Ron STL

[drbvac]

I have been seeing a lot of these swords lately that have these two small knives. this is what they are calling them futakoromono (two side knives) is this real

 

The entire set looks pretty good especially with you saying that you have been seeing a lot of them lately !!! Where have they all been .??

[jeeplover]

at a local auction but the blade looked like one of those Damascus blades . the others I seen at one of those cheepo sword knife places you see in the malls where everything is made in china. the one pictured was a guy on another forum he said it was in a pawn shop he did not say how much tho