Question about Tsuba

[AndreasU]

Stumbled acros this Tsuba. What do you guys think it is worth?

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dl ... 0192014493

 

I am not a Tsuba expert so need some guidance :?

[Bungo]

look at bottom last two pics................ after cleaning it'll look " awkward ".

 

personally, anything less than 300 is fine............... but for people holding the almigthy EURO, everything is 40 % off sale......

 

 

milt the flying ronin

[AndreasU]

Hmm,

 

so it seems that you are quite familiar with this stuff. Don't you have a Tsuba that will fit to a nice Shinto period wakizashi?

 

Andreas

[Rich T]

Stumbled acros this Tsuba. What do you guys think it is worth?

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dl ... 0192014493

 

?

 

2/5's of F all.

 

Richard

[Marius]

Am I wrong or do pics 10 and 11 indicate that the tsuba has been in a fire? Thankfully Possservice posts very good pictures - what you see is what you get.

 

regards

[Marius]

Oh, here si the source for my assumption (that the tsuba has suffered from being in a fire):

http://www.nihontokanjipages.com/fire_scale.html

 

Best regards

[Rich T]

Am I wrong or do pics 10 and 11 indicate that the tsuba has been in a fire? Thankfully Possservice posts very good pictures - what you see is what you get.

 

regards

 

I am fairly sure that is fire scale. It also seems to show more active rust in some areas which is another trait of burning.

 

Richard

[John A Stuart]

Certainly another dry tsuba. The descriprtion says lacquered which would be glossy at least in patches. More like flat black air spray to create a patina of some sort. John

[Bungo]

Hmm,

 

so it seems that you are quite familiar with this stuff. Don't you have a Tsuba that will fit to a nice Shinto period wakizashi?

 

Andreas

I have many iron tsuba for sale......since you ask.

Some in the 200+ range will be perfectly fine for mounting on your wak.

Or you can get some better ones at more money.

 

milt the flying ronin