Complex sentence: The tachiuchi (tachiuke) would be re-enforced with metal rings, and or metal sleeves and wrapped with cord, the end of the "nagaye (ebu)" had a heavy metal end cap.
Split into simpler sentences: The tachiuchi (tachiuke) would be reinforced with metal rings, and/or metal sleeves and wrapped with cord. The end of the "nagaye (ebu)" had a heavy metal end cap.