FITTINGS OF THE SWORD
TSUKA Handle.
KASHIRA Fitting at end of handle, end of handle.
TSUKA MAKI The style, or pattern, or method of wrapping the handle.
TSUKA ITO The material used to wrap the handle. Silk, Leather, etc.
SAME Belly skin from a type of Ray. However, the word SAME means "shark", not "ray fish".
MENUKI Decorative fixtures on handle.
MEKUGI Retaining peg.
MEKUGI ANA Hole for peg.
FUCHI GANE Fitting between handle and guard.
SEPPA Spacers on either side of tsuba.
TSUBA Sword guard.
HABAKI Fitting between tsuba and blade, wedge for koiguchi.
THE SCABBARD
SAYA Scabbard.
SHIRASAYA lit. "white scabbard", a plain storage-only scabbard
KOIGUCHI Scabbard mouth (literally carp's mouth).
KURIGATA Knob for tying sageo.
SHITODOME Metal fittings inside the kurigata.
SAGEO Cord from saya (kurigata) to hakama himo.
KOJIRI Fitting at end of saya, end of saya.
I used these pics from the site http://www.nihontoantiques.com/
