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Being a tsuba nerd I have 'accumulated' a variety of tsuba related 'stuff' that are not actually tsuba. Included in the pile I have some tsuba pins or badges, these are related to Kendo clubs or tournament medals. I was wondering what other collectors might have come across.

The image is of some tsuba based badges I have found over time. [most are not mine]

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Hi Dale,

I have a kind of commemorative medal shaped as a Yagyu tsuba. It is large - almost 9 cm:

 

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It is a commemorative for the 30th Hiroshima City's Youth Kendo Tournament.

 

Thanks to the community I identified it :) - https://www.militaria.co.za/nmb/topic/6309-i-need-help-in-translation/

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Andrey  I have two or three like that, different patterns. I wonder if yours is powder coated? At least one of mine is, which would point to very modern manufacture.

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Barry that is a nifty little item, I see Jean Collin made something similar but I like the folding aspect of yours.

 

I have an image of another strange use for a tsuba shaped object.

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Dale,

Not sure if it's powder coated, but it's definetly very modern. Your example is very similar: the color, and the surface texture.  And it's made for Hiroshima Lions Club too. 

Mine is 30th Hiroshima Youth Kendo Tournament, yours - 22nd :) 

 

 

Another one "tsuba object" - cufflinks, found on a fleemarket in Tokyo:

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Andrey

Thank you for the information I will add that to my data base.

 

Wow I would even wear those [I might have to cut some holes in my shirt sleeves first- when did cufflinks go out of fashion?] They are a nice little object on their own.

I found these sites for 'modern' tsuba cufflinks https://www.modernsamuraistyle.com/

and the ever present ebay https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=324670356953&_ssn=goyokiki-Japan&_osacat=0&_odkw=tsuba&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313&_nkw=tsuba+cufflinks&_sacat=0

 

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