Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese Perforated Round Iron Tsuba Cross Guard - MARU GATA Shape Category_Spade Grip Assembly Army "A" and Army-Navy Munitions

Army "A" and Army-Navy Munitions Board "Star" into a single

possibly with re-lining of the cylinder chambers as well

The wood stock is in excellent condition

related to the gasses that would escape from the breech when firing

It is roughly a Size 7

Original 17th Century Edo Period Japanese Perforated Round Iron Tsuba Cross Guard - MARU GATA Shape Category_Spade Grip Assembly Army "A" and Army-Navy MunitionsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Japanese TSUBA ( cross guard) dating from the early EDO Period (, Edo jidai) or Tokugawa period (, Tokugawa jidai) of Japanese history. This is the period between 1603 and 1867, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyo. During this time NIHONT ( Japanese swords) were in wide use, and came in a variety of shapes and sizes. This TSUBA is of the MARU