koshirae
Japanese sword mountings and fittings.
h5. Hilt and blade components
* Tsuka (柄): sword handle.
** Kashira (頭): end cap (pommel) on the end of the tsuka.
*** Shitodome (鵐目): small metal collars in the kashira and/or kurigata.
** Samegawa (鮫皮): ray or shark skin used to cover the bare wooden handle.
*** Same-hada (鮫肌): literally the pattern of the ray skin (of samegawa).
** Tsukamaki (柄巻): way (pattern) of wrapping tsuka-ito around the tsuka (see reference
*** Tsuka-ito (柄糸): leather straps or woven cord used in the tsukamaki.
** Mekugi (目釘): peg(s) for securing the handle to the blade.
*** Mekugi-ana (目釘穴): hole(s) for the mekugi.
** Menuki (目貫): decorative metal fittings for the tsuka (generally underneath the tsukamaki; see reference
** Fuchi (縁): hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.
* Tsuba (鐔 or 鍔): sword guard.
** Seppa (切羽): washers or spacers above and below the tsuba to tighten the fittings.
* Habaki (鎺): blade collar.
h5. Scabbard components
* Saya (鞘): sword scabbard.
** Koiguchi (鯉口): mouth of the saya or its fitting.
** Kurigata (栗形): saya fitting for attaching the sageo.
*** Sageo (下げ緒): cord used for tying the saya to the obi.
** Kaeritsuno (返角): hook-shaped fitting used to lock the saya to the obi while drawing.
** Kojiri (鐺): end cap on the end of the scabbard.
* Kogai (笄): spike for hair and knot arrangements carried in a pocket of the saya, often paired with kozuka (see reference
* Kozuka (小柄): decorated utility knife carried in a pocket of the saya, often paired with kogai (see reference
h4. External links
* Touken World (JP): Koshirae part names
* Wikipedia: Koshirae
* Wikipedia: Koshirae components (image)