Part of a sword?

[sonnyjam]

Does this look like part of a sword handle to you? Thanks.

 

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[Montana Jim]

It barely resembles a sword hilt... but I'm thinking not.

 

[Montana Jim]

bump

 

[lostcauses]

might be an oriental style. I am not real sure.

 

[DCMatt]

Too thin to be a sword guard.

I'm thinking horse furniture/rosette...

Just guessing, though.

DCMatt

 

[trikikiwi]

I first looked at this days ago; I didn't know then and I don't know now.
My first thought was, a 'coin/token slot',
mainly because of the offset of the 'features' on the reverse side.
My second thought , it does show properties of a leather strap-sliding thingamebob
is there a piece missing from the middle?
Mike

 

[Goodyguy]

Do you know what kind of metal it is ?
Although it resembles the Tsuba on a Japanese Katana or samurai sword. The hole in the middle is not tapered in a triangular shape to match the shape of a sword blade as in all Tsuba or hilt plates I have seen.