How to assemble a Japanese sword

Saber fittings include sheaths, small handles, buns, rims, heads, megane, tsuba, and so on.

The tsuba (つば, Tsuba) is the main accessory, the tsuba is the equivalent of a general sword grid or hand guard, its role is:

Switch out of the knife and the knife.

Protecting the palm and wrist during a fight.

To show the social status of honor and nobility of the statue.

Before the Azuchi-Momoyama period, the first two items were emphasized for their practicality, and later the third item was emphasized for its decorative value.