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[[katana|Japanese sword]] mountings and fittings.

h5. Hilt and blade components
* [[tsuka (handle)|Tsuka]] (柄): sword handle.
** [[kashira (pommel)|Kashira]] (頭): end cap (pommel) on the end of the [i]tsuka[/i].
*** [b]Shitodome[/b] (鵐目): small metal collars in the [i]kashira[/i] and/or [i]kurigata[/i].
** [b]Samegawa[/b] (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 [i]samegawa[/i]).
** [b]Tsukamaki[/b] (柄巻): way (pattern) of wrapping [i]tsuka-ito[/i] around the [i]tsuka[/i] ("see reference":https://www.touken-world.jp/tips/9966/#:~:text=柄巻の種類).
*** [[Tsuka-ito]] (柄糸): leather straps or woven cord used in the [i]tsukamaki[/i].
** [b]Mekugi[/b] (目釘): peg(s) for securing the handle to the blade.
*** [b]Mekugi-ana[/b] (目釘穴): hole(s) for the [i]mekugi[/i].
** [[Menuki]] (目貫): decorative metal fittings for the [i]tsuka[/i] (generally underneath the [i]tsukamaki[/i]; "see reference":https://www.touken-world.jp/tips/35070/).
** [[fuchi (hilt)|Fuchi]] (縁): hilt collar between the [i]tsuka[/i] and the [i]tsuba[/i].
* [[tsuba (guard)|Tsuba]] (鐔 or 鍔): sword guard.
** [b]Seppa[/b] (切羽): washers or spacers above and below the [i]tsuba[/i] to tighten the fittings.
* [[Habaki]] (鎺): blade collar.

h5. Scabbard components
* [[Saya (scabbard)|Saya]] (鞘): sword scabbard.
** [[Koiguchi]] (鯉口): mouth of the [i]saya[/i] or its fitting.
** [[Kurigata]] (栗形): [i]saya[/i] fitting for attaching the [i]sageo[/i].
*** [[Sageo]] (下げ緒): cord used for tying the [i]saya[/i] to the obi.
** [b]Kaeritsuno[/b] (返角): hook-shaped fitting used to lock the [i]saya[/i] to the obi while drawing.
** [[Kojiri]] (鐺): end cap on the end of the scabbard.
* [b]Kogai[/b] (笄): spike for hair and knot arrangements carried in a pocket of the [i]saya[/i], often paired with [i]kozuka[/i] ("see reference":https://www.touken-world.jp/wp/wp-content/themes/wp-templ/three-things/image/top/img-three-things-explanation.jpg).
* [b]Kozuka[/b] (小柄): decorated utility knife carried in a pocket of the [i]saya[/i], often paired with [i]kogai[/i] ("see reference":https://www.touken-world.jp/wp/wp-content/themes/wp-templ/three-things/image/top/img-three-things-explanation.jpg).

h4. External links
* "Touken World (JP): Koshirae part names":https://www.touken-world.jp/tips/10388/
* "Wikipedia: Koshirae":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_sword_mountings 
* "Wikipedia: Koshirae components (image)":https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Katana_%28common_shema%29.png
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