The sword-guard is large and angular, and the shitao (string) is longer than that of an ordinary sword; the sheath is matted so that it does not glitter when light reflects off its surface, and the tip of the sheath is made of metal, and forms an acute angle.
鍔は大き目で角張っており、下緒は普通の刀のものより長く、鞘は光を反射して目立たないように艶消しに仕上げられ、先端の鐺（こじり）は金属製で鋭角に仕上げられている。