johnnyi Posted October 9, 2017 Report Posted October 9, 2017 Forged or cast. what is the tell if there is one? Here are pictures of the tsuba in question. "Chance of it being forged" doesn't count as a "tell" Thanks for the help Regards, John i Quote
Brian Posted October 9, 2017 Report Posted October 9, 2017 Looks fine...in fact looks very good. I think this one may warrant some research and tlc. Quote
christianmalterre Posted October 9, 2017 Report Posted October 9, 2017 i´d call it a Tsuba John! ! Quote
JohnTo Posted October 9, 2017 Report Posted October 9, 2017 Defintely looks forged to me with a uniformly hammered surface. The tsuba looks quite thin, I doubt if iron could be cast as thin as that. See my addition to Sabiji’s post on ‘Hope For More Detailed Information’ for what I think can be seen in a cast tsubaBest regards, John (just a guy making observations, asking questions and trying to learn) Quote
seattle1 Posted October 9, 2017 Report Posted October 9, 2017 Hello: It appears to be signed - can you make the image clearer? Arnold F. Quote
johnnyi Posted October 9, 2017 Author Report Posted October 9, 2017 Thank you all for your insights. When I return in a few days I'll try to provide better pictures of the mei area. Thanks again. Kind regards, John Quote
johnnyi Posted October 10, 2017 Author Report Posted October 10, 2017 Here are a few more pictures which give a pretty accurate color but less detail of the surface "topography". There is not much to be seen where mei might be or have been. Quote
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