Kazuka pocket

[peter]

Hello Gents,

i have a question on Kazuka pockets on a saya, where they all of standard width and depth to take a kazuka blade and handle or where there wider openings to accommodate another tool and if so what was it and what was it called?

Peter

[runagmc]

They made pockets for kozuka, kogai, and bashin. The size wasn't universal.

[peter]

Thanks Adam, i have a saya with a 2cm width opening and wondered what it would have been for , there not a big difference when measured but certainly looks much wider,

Peter

[Geraint]

Hi Peter.

 

From time to time you do come across kodzuka that are wider than normal and it sounds as though your saya is designed for one of these.

 

Cheers

[peter]

Thank you Geraint,

i will keep my eye open for 1 as i haven,t seen any of that width yet,

Peter

[Geraint]

I have only ever seen them illustrated so your search may be a long one. I am sure that Ford would make you one and it would be stunning............

 

All the best.

[Lindus]

Split the commission GW :lol:

 

Roy

[Bazza]

  peter said:

Thanks Adam, i have a saya with a 2cm width opening and wondered what it would have been for , there not a big difference when measured but certainly looks much wider,

Peter

They are called o-kozuka and you can see one here of measurements 10.2 cm H x 1.8 cm W (scroll down): http://home.earthlink.net/~jggilbert/kodogu.htm

 

Here is a tsuba with a hitsuana for an o-kozuka http://www.nihonto.us/DRAGON%20TSUBA.htm. Interestingly the nakagoana seems to be for a katakiriha blade.

 

Download this To-Ron file http://www.ncjsc.org/ncjsc_10sep_v001.pdf to see an o-kozuka measuring 10.37cm long by 2.28cm wide and is 0.66cm thick. This issue also shows some bashin mentioned above by Adam L. It also has a number of illustrations of items discussed recently on NMB. To-Ron is the magazine of the Northern California Japanese Sword Club.

 

Regards,

BaZZa.