Higokago Themed Fuchi kashira
The fuchi and kashira are functional and vital items for the handle of the
sword as well adding beauty.
The fuchi is the metal collar with a shaped ana (hole) for the nakago to fit
in. Helps prevent the handle from splitting and helps thwart the effects of
wear and tear.
The kashira is known in the west as a pommel cap. This metal cap fits on the
butt of the tsuka and like the fuchi, helps prevent splitting. The kashira was
often pierced with shitodome (cord holes), and the tsuka ito was knotted and
passed through to the other side of the tsuka, then again in a terminating knot.
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