What is it?

[Hermes]

Looks like it might be a bottle opener, but i'm not at all sure what it is?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=280243110827&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=018

 

James

[Bungo]

most likely a tourist trap thingie from okinawa..........most US military personel fell for that sort of things.

 

milt

[Brian]

Whatever it is, it's junk. :?

I wouldn't even melt it down to make a seppa :lol:

 

Brian

[Kajihei]

Hi All,

 

It may be an antique samurai penis ring, to be used like this modern version.

 

http://www.wherebridesgo.com/Merchant2/ ... -game1.jpg

 

 

Sorry, couldn't resist....

 

Kaji

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

It is a fake of a nagamaki tsuba:

 

 

[Bugyotsuji]

It is a Bokuto tsuba. The writing says Okinawa Hilton.

[Bungo]

It is a Bokuto tsuba. The writing says Okinawa Hilton.

I prefer Paris Hilton if there's a choice...............

 

milt

[James]

Yes I agree, it is a bokken tsuba. I have the same kind of thing but plastic though I have seen some fancy bokken tsubas.

[Jacques D.]

Hi,

 

I Don't think it is a bokuto tsuba, i practice kenjutsu (TSKSR) since a long time; most of kenjutsu schools don't use tsuba on their bokken; and i don't think a heavy tsuba like this one can be usable (a bokken is made without machi :lol: ).

[Jean]

From Andy Website

[Baka Gaijin]

Morning all,

If it truly says Okinawa Hilton, why not try Hotel key fob, Hotel room Door escutcheon plate for lock, or Hikite for fusuma door...??? As it has a design on both sides, my last two thoughts are a bit thin, so I'll say Key Fob.

 

Just a thought.

 

Malcolm

[Brian]

What it is, is something that is not antique, not genuine, and not worth a whole page of discussion :lol:

How about we let this one die, and maybe someone can start a thread on genuine nagamaki tsuba like some that were shown here?

 

Brian

[Stephen]

I second that