Oaken Posted February 7, 2022 Report Posted February 7, 2022 What exactly are semegane? Why are they present on saya? Are there different styles of semegane? What materials could they be made of? Quote
Spartancrest Posted February 7, 2022 Report Posted February 7, 2022 Semegane are reinforcing bands on the saya to prevent the saya splitting. They can be made of a number of metals, early ones in iron others in bronze or copper alloys. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/Japanese-edo-period-samurai-sword-3772390771 an auction description and images of two iron ones. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/edo-yari-semegane-tsuba-katana-yoroi-172705105 a reinforcing band for a Yari https://nihontoken.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/rare-nambokucho-saya-koshirae/p1090977-3/ Double semegane 2 Quote
ckaiserca Posted February 7, 2022 Report Posted February 7, 2022 Here are two plain silver semegane on a saya for a sun-nobi tanto: 2 Quote
ckaiserca Posted February 8, 2022 Report Posted February 8, 2022 The above photo is the only saya of a true nihonto that I own with semegane. The only other saya I have with semegane is a on a Type 98 Shin Gunto. Here is a close up of the gunto semegane: This is how the semegane fits on the saya in relation to the ishizuke: 1 Quote
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