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What is this sword tassle for?


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I have had this sitting in a box of can-u-id's for awhile and figured I should post it here.

 

It is heavy woven. Black body with a white border, and black and white fringe at the end.

 

The other end just has a small button like loop on it.

 

It's three quarters of a inch wide and almost 25 inches long.

 

Thanks for any info.

 

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Hi,

 

It's definitely not a Japanese military (army or navy) sword knot.

 

Is there a reason for asking about it here? Sometimes old drapery odds find their way on to Japanese swords...

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vintageproductions

Came in a large collection of sword tassles we bought in Japan a few years ago.

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Bob,

More a question then a guess, I agree its not military....but how about a civilian official like police....after all they carried swords and daggers ?????

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It does not look like a sword tassel to me either. Police swords had entirely different leather and/or cloth tassels. The Japanese have a long history of weaving cords like this but they are worn on clothing rather than on swords.

 

Some Japanese knot variations.

 

 

Jap NCO knot.JPG

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Jap Off knot.JPG

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Knot Japan gold.JPG

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Bob,

More a question then a guess, I agree its not military....but how about a civilian official like police....after all they carried swords and daggers ?????

John- Could be. It came from the guy we buy all the stuff from in Osaka, and you have seen the great pieces that come out of there on each trip.

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