source for handle pins?

[Nihontonut]

Hi guys I am thinking of doing a tanto koshirea. I want to do either a string wrap or a full samegawa wrap on the tsuka, but instead of a bamboo mekugi...

[Ellison D.]

Hi All,

Hoping someone can translate? any info would be much appreciated!

Thanks
Ellison

[Teppotai]

Owning an old Tanegashima legally in Japan.
There is quite a detailed and seemingly watertight process for legally registering antique firearms...

[Malcolm]

https://ukiyo-e.org/image/metro/280-C002-004...

[Malcolm]

Here we go:

In the public domain.

With due acknowledgment to Kanagawa Prefectural Records Office at the Museum

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[Saunderites]

Happy holidays everyone!

I bought this lion maetate off Jauce. The seller, who was well reviewed, said it was Momoyama, but it looks in too...