davel Posted May 3 Report Posted May 3 Anyone has an idea what this hole in the seppai dai might be? Looks like it's added later on? 1 Quote
Curran Posted May 3 Report Posted May 3 (a) Either locking mechanism slot (looks small for that) (b) or some sort of alignment slot for a different type of koshirae. We see a lot of (a) on tsuba added to WW2 mounts. Lots of variations of (a). I also have a unique tanto koshirae with (b) As Western influence hit Japan and Japanese designs in the late 1800s, you see all sorts of things on toppei koshirae. 3 2 Quote
Spartancrest Posted May 3 Report Posted May 3 Hello Dave. Not exactly on topic - but ... Check this Metropolitan Museum of Art image an almost identical guard minus the slot. - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/28458 Copy right image - why? A number of similar images over on this thread 3 Quote
davel Posted May 4 Author Report Posted May 4 Thxs for the info @Curran & @Spartancrest They clearly didn't care about the Mei. Quote
Brian Posted May 4 Report Posted May 4 Yeah, maybe a leather retainer strap for a wartime mount. 1 2 Quote
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