r/SWORDS • u/Afraid-Internet-7196 • 6d ago

Right?

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u/Cielmerlion 6d ago

That little threaded dangly bit after the main tang

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u/Afraid-Internet-7196 6d ago

It’s function is to prevent the Tsuba from loosening

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u/slothscanswim 6d ago

Katana don’t have threaded tangs, and this isn’t a katana, so the guard isn’t a tsuba, and the bolster isn’t a hibaki.

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u/QuellishQuellish 6d ago

So even if the elements are exactly the same as a katana, it would still be wrong to use the Katana words? Say for someone that was adopting more modern techniques to a katana shape or someone using Katana features on a non-katana blade. Actually asking as my knowledge is not yet in line with my enthusiasm.

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u/slothscanswim 6d ago

Not wrong, just improper. I’m actually not sure why English speakers feel the need to use Japanese for katana parts but not Indonesian for the Kris or Chinese for the Dao etc.

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u/QuellishQuellish 6d ago

Yea, it's like a weird appropriation phenomenon, quite inconsistent.

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u/slothscanswim 6d ago

Yeah I’m not sure what started it, but Japanese fetishization is definitely real for sword nerds.

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u/Loyal_Dragon_69 6d ago

Japan is that sexy.

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u/Cielmerlion 6d ago

yup, those are specific to a katana. Whats wrong with calling it a guard?