ornate round relic need help with ID

[Steeltowndigger]

Friend found this, any idea what it may be?

 

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[DCMatt]

Where did you get that?

It's a tsuba - Japanese sword guard.

 

[Steeltowndigger]

Where did you get that?

It's a tsuba - Japanese sword guard.

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oh wow..the gold had some purple paint over it that he cleaned off. believe was found on niagara escarpment, any idea on era?

 

[DCMatt]

any idea on era?

Hard to say from pictures, but my guess is it's modern. You can buy them off Amazon for $15 US.

 

[Madmox]

I always take the stance with Katanas or katana parts....they are unbelievably important culturally to the Japanese. If you take a close look at the quality of construction of them, and there is ANY doubt about it being made with the utmost care and respect it’s probably a knock off. Even if they are simple they are still made with care. You won’t see unfinished bits or shortcuts taken. The absolute worst of the Japanese katanas were the machine made military swords made late in WWII and even those weren’t too bad. If there is any doubt about its quality, even if it’s old, it’s likely not.

 

[Wildcat1750]

I always love posts that I can learn something new from and the What's It section is always one of my favorites. Thanks, Steeltowndigger for posting and DCMatt for enlightening us.