Umetada Hanamon Sukashi - TM023 [F]Heavy_Weight It makes it though impossible

It makes it though impossible to use a tsuba (guard)

Akechi Mitsuhide

Satsujinken: 殺人剣 (Life taking sword)

similarly to how it is done on other swords parts or Yoroi (armors)

is often written 氣 in calligraphies

Umetada Hanamon Sukashi - TM023 [F]Heavy_Weight It makes it though impossibleUmetada Hanamon Sukashi TM023 Flower petals, probably inspired of the Katabami flower (Oxalis corniculata creeping wood sorrel) or from a yusoku monyo (Kimono traditional pattern). Reproduction of an ancient Tsuba of the Ko Umetada style (Shoami style inspired), a very ancient style that dates back to the Muromachi period. Material: Blackened iron Weight: 90 g Vertical height: 79 mm Horizontal width: 79 mm Thickness: 5 mm This Tsuba is part of a high