hilt-guards

Updated: May 26, 2025

*The most comprehensive list of these objects is that given in Munro's Prehistoric Japan: "Objects of iron , Swords and daggers; , Hilt-guards and pommels; , Arrow-heads; , Spear-heads and halberd-heads; Armour and helmets; , Stirrups and bridle-bits; , Ornamental trappings for horses; , Axes, hoes, or chisels; , Hoes or spades; , Chains; , Rings; , Buckles; , Smith's tongs or pincers; , Nails; , Caskets, handles, hinges, and other fittings.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era

Objects of copper and bronze , Arrow-heads; , Spear-heads; , Hilt-guards and pommels; , Scabbard-covers and pieces of sheet-copper for ornamental uses; , Helmets; , Arm-and-leg guards; , Shoes; , Horse-trappings; , Belts; , Mirrors; , Bracelets and rings; , Various fittings.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era