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Rich · 25th October 2006, 10:35 PM

On Nihonto (Japanese swords), the tsuba (hand guard) is not meant to
prevent the opponents swords from striking the hand, but rather to
prevent the users hands from slipping onto the blade. Hence many are
small and somewhat "delicate" sukashi (cut out) styles. It is rare to find
a tsuba with a sword cut on it.

Rich S

The Japanese Sword Index
http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm

25th October 2006, 10:35 PM	#4
Rich Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: comfortably at home, USA Posts: 432	On Nihonto (Japanese swords), the tsuba (hand guard) is not meant to prevent the opponents swords from striking the hand, but rather to prevent the users hands from slipping onto the blade. Hence many are small and somewhat "delicate" sukashi (cut out) styles. It is rare to find a tsuba with a sword cut on it. Rich S The Japanese Sword Index http://www.geocities.com/alchemyst/nihonto.htm