Very nice soft metal tsuba made of bronze, these are often made by mirror makers. This one has a mythological animal at the top with a rope leading down to a bowl. Years ago Japanese swords and fittings were so much more expensive, now is a great time to collect them because they are so much cheap ...Read and See More
This is a large signed tsuba, it was probably made for export. It has foliage and flowers on it and is made of shakudo. The finish is week in some areas but looks decent, the shape is called mono. ...Read and See More
This is a katana size tsuba made of bronze, if I remember correctly mirror makers made tsuba like this. It has mice on both sides trying to get into baskets, probably for food. I think both sides are referring to a home since there is a table and vase on one side and drapes on the other. Nice for ...Read and See More
This tsuba was meant for business, it is iron and very thick. If it were hit by a sword there is a lot of material to buffer the hit. Tsuba like this were meant for fighting swords, so pretty cool! ...Read and See More
This is part of my Japanese Medal Collection that I started in the mid 70’s, none of the medals and cases are the junk that they still make and award today. This group includes the 4th - 5th - 6th - 7th - 8th Class Medals. Also included is a case for each medal expect for the 5th class. The medal ...Read and See More
This is another great set of WW2 Japanese binoculars with the case. What I like is that they are the larger size and this is the first pair that I have had with the lenses cap covers made from heavy canvas. The internal lenses need cleaning as they have that yellow cloud effect when looking thru the ...Read and See More
I have had this in my collection for far too many years, I bought a pile of souvenirs from a Pacific vet lots of ordnance and I kept this as an example. This finely made projectile is almost too nice with two separate rotating bronze bands, with a plastic screw top where the fuse would be located. T ...Read and See More
This pair of Grodenstock binoculars are from my optic collection. This is a well used pair with the each lenses adjustable but the sun shades missing. The makers name in on the left side and the right side has been over painted to hide what is there. The binoculars are covered with fake pebble leath ...Read and See More
My good friend Dave bought an original Japanese helmet and put a post war made cover on it and camouflaged it which is super attractive! The liner is broke and the star on the helmet is a reproduction, he is asking exactly what he paid for it. It is an awesome display piece! ...Read and See More
