The Tsuba

These Relics are a pair of Tsuba I found at a flea market for $1 each.

Tsuba are usually a round or somtines squarish guard at the end of the grip of bladed Japanese weapons, like the katana and its various declinations, tachi, wakizashi, tantō, naginata etc.

Click the pic for a good look at the detail.

--One day I would to make some swords for them.