Quote Originally Posted by Milsurf View Post
The tsuka (handle) is from a shira saya, or "resting" sword mount better suited to protecting the sword while the working mounts are stored separately. It would be matched to a likewise plain wood scabbard. The sayagaki (Japaneseicon writing on the handle) may identify the sword and/or maker, but since the sword has gone adrift, it's probably not worth trying to translate. Unfortunately there is about zero collector value to the item.
Thank you.