A recycled smallsword shell-guard ?

Yvain · 17th June 2020, 06:01 PM

Thanks ! This is coming from a rather poor, mountainous region, so I guess people just decided to reuse that nice, but otherwise useless, metal plate to fancy up their furniture. I had never seen anything like this before though !

pbleed · 22nd June 2020, 05:47 PM

Indeed this is a worthy thread, but....
If this "guard" was found in East Asia, it would be classified as a a "Namban tsuba" of some kind.
Peter

17th June 2020, 06:01 PM	#1
Yvain Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: France Posts: 181	Thanks ! This is coming from a rather poor, mountainous region, so I guess people just decided to reuse that nice, but otherwise useless, metal plate to fancy up their furniture. I had never seen anything like this before though !

22nd June 2020, 05:47 PM	#2
pbleed Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 89	Indeed this is a worthy thread, but.... If this "guard" was found in East Asia, it would be classified as a a "Namban tsuba" of some kind. Peter