Military tsuba

[Yves55]

My first tsuba of this type.

After some research, I'm overwhelmed by the amount of differences...

Here are some figures:

71,9 x 58,5 x 7,2 (rim) / 5,0 (seppa) / 8,3 (mon)
127 gr

Any comments are most welcome.

 

[Yves55]

... and the other side

 

[lonely panet]

looks like a nice type 98 shingunto tsuba,  the pierced version is a nice upmarket option .  they also have fat/thick versions on the type 94 too

[Spartancrest]

This might be the thick type 94/98 Hamfish was referring to? https://www.jauce.com/auction/d1166806570 

 

 

I should point out there are many fakes coming out of China trying to confuse the collector. [It does make you wonder why? When millions were made during the war and there really should be no shortage of the real thing]  

 

No locking mechanism hole but  hitsu on a military tsuba that never had kogai/kozuka? It does not compute!

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3 hours ago, Spartancrest said:

This might be the thick type 94/98 Hamfish was referring to? https://www.jauce.com/auction/d1166806570 

 

 

I should point out there are many fakes coming out of China trying to confuse the collector. [It does make you wonder why? When millions were made during the war and there really should be no shortage of the real thing]  

 

No locking mechanism hole but  hitsu on a military tsuba that never had kogai/kozuka? It does not compute!

Hi Dale!

I think those are the type that have a leather collar or seppa with a strap and popper. It goes through the hitsu and then snaps on the leather combat cover.

(Maybe?)

 

Dee