Really nice repro piece which faithfully adheres to simplicity. Well worth a little extra over cheap knock-offs.
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Dean (UK)
Nice design but poor casting
The design was let down by the casting. It seemsnthatbthebcast was offset by 1/4 mm leaving a large ridge line on the inside of the tsuba. It should have been sanded out prior to patina
Thank you very much for your feedback.
This is a Tsuba originally designed for Iaito, so it is indeed of lower quality than a handmade Tsuba designed for Shinken, with for main goal to limit the cost of an Iaito.
The differences between Iaito and Shinken are explained in our Minosaka presentation video here: https://www.seidoshop.com/collections/custom-made-minosaka-iaito That being said, there is the Minosaka 'Sukashi' series, that is made with much higher standards, also available on our website.