Quote Originally Posted by Chidokan View Post
hey Alex, did you ever get a set of the local koshirae we discussed a while ago? I managed to pick up a lovely small iron tsuba last trip, so would like something to match... a photo will do to help me out...
Since I got married buying things is forbidden, especially weapons.

The tsuka for Satsuma goshirae are a bit longer than most nihonto, and they sometimes have curvature inverse to that of the blade. Wouldn't be a great deal of use for MJER I reckon. The fittings are nice, big and simple generally. I'll ask around if you let me know what you want. I have a friend who is a sword polisher and dealer, and some good contacts at a shop up in Kumamoto.

They have some really nice Naminohira blades down here at the prefectural museum as well.