ANTIQUE JAPANESE IRON TSUBA / Katana / Wakizashi / Samurai Copper & Silver inlay —
This is an iron tsuba for either a katana or a wakizashi. From what we know, iron tsubas are usually the older ones coming from the Muromachi era (pre 1600’s) when knives / swords were actually used and they needed the stopping power of iron and not of the softer metals like copper or brass […]