

Sword Fittings
Antique Original Japanese Fuchi Kashira for Samurai Swords | Sword Restoration Fittings
Age:Edo period, first half 19th century
Descriptive qualities& condition:
Dimensions: Small and vary Depending on the Sword
Being offered are Japanese sword-fittings which have many types of decorations such as hand-guard, sword hilt, pommel, kozuka. Japanese sword not only functioned as a weapon but also as an object to establish one’s status within the community, and shows their personality and beliefs.
Offered are five (5) sets of Fuchi Kashira, (not sold individually). Fuchi Kashira is a kind of metal fitting, and mainly made of iron and copper with inlays of gold, silver, and bronze and used for the Japanese sword, which improves the strength of the handle. Fuchi Kashira is a combination of two parts; Fuchi and Kashira. Fuchi was put next to Tsuba (hand-guard, each having a different outline and weight, and Kashira was put on the bottle of the grip. Fuchi Kashira had developed not only its practicality but also beauty for the decoration of the Japanese sword.
Kamon means family crest in Japanese. It is a logo mark that symbolizes each family in Japan. Probably, two different types of family crests are designed on Fuchi and Kashira. Lots of Samurai loved to put their family crests on their arms or armors. These were collected over the years from discarded swords and are individual loose sets, and do not come in a box as they were originally presented. These are perfect for the person who does the restoration and repair of Japanese swords.
Condition: Antique and commensurate with age.
NOTE: The sword mountings of the Japanese sword have many kinds of decorations such as hand-guards (Tsuba), sword hilt (Menuki), and pommel (Fuchi Kashira). The sword mountings of the Japanese sword have many kinds of decorations depending on the personalization requested. The Japanese sword worked as a weapon and as an object to show who he was as well as their personalities and beliefs. We recommend you zoom in on the pictures of the sword fittings. When you do so, you can see the skill of Japanese metal engraving techniques, even though these are old and have not been restored. These sword fittings that have lived with Japanese swords of the same age might be worth as much as the Japanese swords.