Tachi tsuba

[Stephen]

This was hovering at 30-40$ for days then took off, important gunto tachi?? ended at 330+

[Soshin]

Hi Stephen,

 

Some people in Japan like the USA have too much free time on their hands.

 

P.S. There's a sucker born everyday on eBay.

[Stephen]

I thought it would be nice for rebuilding a gunto type tachi ...not for 355!

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/D3806-rfFk-Japa ... true&rt=nc

[Soshin]

Hi Stephen,

 

I would just go to a antique gun show and pick up a normal Kai-Gunto tsuba. You can sometimes find real ones on eBay as well at a fair price. With the current tsuba it's hard to tell what it is with all that thick electroplated gold on it which was worn thin on the seppa-dai.

[kusunokimasahige]

Hahahaha Stephen, I was watching the same thing with amazement, especially when it took off.

 

I am still not sure what made people go berserk..........

 

KM

[Soshin]

Hi KM,

 

I have noticed from this Japanese seller that cross sells on Yahoo Japan has sold a number of "gold" sword fittings lately mostly reproduction menuki. Refer to my first reply above for the answer to your question.

[kusunokimasahige]

To be honest, this one reminded me of the Joy Joy Gold series of Doyusha.....

 

 

[Soshin]