Need Help Identifying This Tsuba, Is It Real Or Fake?

[sanbil]

Hello, I am new here, after some searching on the internet I found this forum. Seems like a good place to get some help with all the knowledge on here...I have been reading some posts trying to educate myself but am still at a bit of loss when it comes to these things...I am hoping that someone here can help me find info on a tsuba I have...I do not know much about it and do not even know if it is fake or real...it appears to be either bronze or copper from what I can tell...I would appreciate anyone who can give me info on who made it, when it was made or steer me in the right direction where I can do more research on it...thank you so much! William

[Brian]

Nah, it's not real. Send it to me and I'll dispose of it for you.

Seriously though, a very nice tsuba, and yes...real. Someone will assist with maker details soon. I'm off to bed, long day.

Don't forget to sign all posts with at least a first name.

[sanbil]

Thank you Brian, glad to know its real at least, I wasn't sure...William

[John A Stuart]

Not sure Hamano Hashizui ?? 濱埜枦隋 John

[SteveM]

濱埜矩随　Hamano Noriyuki, I think.

 

[John A Stuart]

Much better. John

[vajo]

Lovely Tsuba.

It's my taste.

[sanbil]

Thank you SteveM and John, I appreciate the info...any ideas on when it was made? or value? I am completely in the dark on this topic...would love to learn more.. William

[John A Stuart]

Circa 1736-1787 Shunseishi  or  1771-1852 Toryusai. Which one?? The second is supposed to be the most prolific. John

[sanbil]

Hello, I have this up for sale on ebay if anyone on the board might be interested in it...thanks

http://www.ebay.com/itm/322325302405?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[Jim P]

Hi William, It looks like you are dealer ? why don't you ship outside the USA ?

[Brian]

You would have been better off setting a price and listing it here.
Especially since with Nihonto, 75% of your market is outside of the USA. And with eBay fees, you would have sold it here easier and faster.

[ROKUJURO]

William,

possibly, it would attract more buyers if you wrote correctly KATANA instead of katano in the Ebay ad.

[sanbil]

So sorry, I didn't know I could post it for sale here Brian, Jim I don't consider myself a dealer, I just resale items, from time to time, that I get at estate sales, etc...I do ship worldwide, my wife listed it under her ebay ID and didn't remove the US shipping only in the description , she put in Europe, but didn't put worldwide in,,,,but I am willing to ship it worldwide to wherever the bidder is...sorry for the misspelling of Katana...thanks, William