Types Of Tachi Koshirae

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Different Tachi Koshirae

• Hyogo kusari tachi - Officer's koshirae with chain.
• Itomaki no tachi - Field koshirae.
• Jindachi-zukuri koshirae - Used to describe all koshirae with two cords on the saya.
• Kanto no tachi - Ring-headed koshirae.
• Kazaritachi - An elaborate style of tachi koshirae, mainly for court use.
• Kenukigata no tachi - Commader's koshirae with metal tsuka.
• Kin heidatsu koshirae - Koshirae in which gold foil is used.
• Kinginden so no karatachi koshirae - Chinese style tachi koshirae.
• Kuge tachi - Palace guard koshirae.
• Onimaru-koshirae - Military koshirae form the early Muromachi period.
• Sasamaru koshirae - All koshirae is decorated with bamboo designs.
• Saya maki no tachi - Field koshirae.
• Shin no tachi - Court koshirae.
• Shirizaya no tachi - Chieftain's koshirae with fur cover.
• Shozoku tachi - Court koshirae.
• Warabite no tachi - Young bracken frond, designed to be wielded with one hand.
• Yefu no tachi - Palace guard koshirae.

Sources

• The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords By Kokan Nagayama (ISBN 4-7700-2071-6)
• The Samurai Sword A Handbook By John M. Yumoto (ISBN 0-8048-0509-1)
• The Japanese Sword A Comprehensive Guide By Kanzan Sato (ISBN 0-87011-562-6)
• Swords and Hilt Weapons (ISBN 1-85375-133-2)
• Japanin Miekat By Timo Reenpää (A finnish publication no ISBN available)