Product description Item type:Tsuba Fuchi kashira Menuki Condition:A brand-new, unused, undamaged item Materialsilver plated brass Application:Used for Katana, Wakizashi or Tanto Thetsubais 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. Thekashirais a butt cap (or pommel) on the end of the tsuka. TheFuchiis a cap type collar or ferrule which covers the opening in the handle tsuka of a Japanese sword. The tang of the sword goes into the handle through a hole in the fuchi. Themenukiis ornaments on the tsuka (generally under the tsuka-ito); to fit into the palm for grip. You can use it to DIY your sword and make your sword unique.