Mystery Tassel

[Kolekt-To]

Need help identifying my tassel. What the hec is this? I somehow acquired this tassel last Spring when I was very new to the hobby. I don't remember it being attached to a gunto - could have been included as an extra . It's been stored in a box with some Japanese militaria for months now - I had forgotten about it until last night when I opened the box again. At first I thought it was one of those light brown Gunzuko tassels we discussed recently in another thread, however this tassel is two-toned, light brown and orange. Could this be a colonel's tassel (brown/red combo) that has aged to the point where the red, to the extent it is still visible, has turned orange in color? The tassel appears aged and is fragile.

[PNSSHOGUN]

Unfortunately this does not look like an original tassel to me. The material it is made from looks far too crude and flimsy.

[Kolekt-To]

Thanks John! Something didn't seem right to me, but I was thinking age and deterioration could be the issue. I didn't really consider authenticity, so perhaps it's an old, poorly made reproduction.