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Jul 28

TSUBA GOLD LEAF for Katana Sword guard Blade Vintage Japanese Samurai OB144

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Tsuba gold leaf for katana sword guard blade vintage japanese samurai ob144 tsuba is the hand guard mounted on a japanese sword. It serves to keep the user’s hand from sliding up onto the blade of the sword, to counterbalance the weight of the blade, to communicate the social standing, beliefs and tastes of its owner, and, to some degree, to protect the hand from an opponent’s blade.