Zinc alloy set Tsuba fittings Guard for Japanese samurai katana wakizashi sword

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Zinc alloy set Tsuba fittings Guard for Japanese samurai katana wakizashi sword
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Condition: new,unused,no damaged
Material: high quality alloy
Usually used for japanese samurai katana/wakizashi/tanto
TSUBA:
The rust condition is good. The work to carve dragon is skilful. One of the most impressive characters of this tsuba is some powerful TEKKOTSU on the rim, like ridges.
It seems older than 16th century.
One more interesting point is the design. Some people say this tsuba was used by Christian. We are not sure, but we can imagine such situation.
The first time of catholic coming to Japan was 1549AD. It spread in Japan in short time, and then suppressed strictly by lords. The Christians upriseing was in 1636 ~ 1637. After that, they secretly keep their belief and put the cross blending in other designs to pray. Some of underground Christian communities had survived until the modern age coming in 19th century.
This tsuba may be a monument of Christian in Japan.
Some samurai family also use the cross like design for their family mark. But it is come from a Chinese letter "10".
Menuki:
The menuki are ornaments on the tsuka (generally under the tsuka-ito); to fit into the palm for grip.
Fuchi & Kashira:
Fuchi, a cap type collar or ferrule which covers the opening in the tsuka of a Japanese sword. The tang of the sword goes into the tsuka through the opening in the fuchi.
The kashira is the end cap (pommProducts: Traditional carbon steel craft
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