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M.C. Busman
22nd May 2004, 06:35
Just for fun!

Here is a seller offering a sword on ebay which has a square tsuba. Something about the fittings doesn't look quite right...but I am FAR from an expert on anything dealing with Nihon-toh (the Japanese sword). Here you go:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20084&item=3725756235&rd=1

I have no connection to this seller.

Paul Kerr
22nd May 2004, 08:46
That's a pretty tacky looking sword for sure. However, a square tsuba isn't all that unusual.

Shimura
22nd May 2004, 21:20
Well, for one thing, if it's from China then you can consider it crap.

Diane Mirro
23rd May 2004, 22:02
--and this eBay ad is a prime example of what I'm talking about:

http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35586

Paul Kerr
24th May 2004, 06:25
Thanks for the heads up Diane.