Alloy Tsuba Hand Guard for Japanese Samurai Swords Wakizashi Tanto
Categories: Sports & Outdoors > Sports > Other Sports > Martial Arts > Weapons > Swords
Store: Shijian
Average rating: 4 (12 ratings)
Features:
Material: Zinc Alloy
Used For Katana, Wadizashi Or Tanto
DIY Swords, Ideal For Swords
It Is Good For The Balance Of The Sword
To Protect Your Hand From Sliding Onto The Blade During Thrusts

Item type:
Tsuba
Condition:
A brand-new, unused, undamaged item
Material:
Alloy
Application:
Used for Katana, Wakizashi or Tanto  The tsuba is usually a round or occasionally squarish guard at the end of the grip of bladed Japanese weapons, like the katana and its various declinations, tachi, wakizashi, tanto, naginata etc. They contribute to the balance of the weapon and to the protection of the hand. The tsuba was mostly meant to be used to prevent the hand from sliding onto the blade during thrusts as opposed to protecting from an opponent's blade. Tsuba are usually finely decorated, and nowadays are collectors' items. Tsuba were made by whole dynasties of craftsmen whose only craft was making tsuba. They were usually lavishly decorated. In addition to being collectors items, they were often used as heirlooms, passed from one generation to the next.