Transitional with unground pontil?

[Chordus]

I bought myself a set of marbles a couple of days ago, and I've run into a pair that's wholly unlike anything else I have.  One side of the marbles looks like your run-of-the-mill MFC transitional, albeit with really dull colors.  The back is strange, though...  there's a clear pontil on both, but I think it's unground.  My first thought was Leighton, but as I recall, they all have ground pontils.  I don't actually have a Leighton to compare it to, though, so I've run up against the limits of my knowledge.  Any thoughts as to what these might be?

I think it's been about 7 years since I posted on this forum last, so...  hi again!

[Steph]

Hi!  

I'll guess Japanese transitional.

That's only a guess though.  

[sclsu]

I agree with steph

[Steph]

Thanks, Sean.  I've been feeling very fuzzy on the slaggy marbles.

[Chordus]

That'd explain the dull color of glass... the pattern is very MFCish, but I've never seen an MFC with a pontil.  I didn't even realize there were marbles out of Japan like this.

[I'llhavethat1]

Agree on the above.  At one point there was a good reference guide/pic on the site that showed different styles of pontils (or cutoffs) on marbles like this.

The one on the right is a less common color compared to most of the other ones I've seen.