From sections of the Kofun period (tumulus period) that followed, more artifacts were excavated, including fittings the majority of which bear pommels with characteristic decoration, as seen in examples such as kantotachi (sword with a ring pommel) and kabutsuchi-no-tachi (sword with a pommel having a fist-like end).
次の古墳時代になると出土品が多くなり、環頭大刀（かんとうだち）や頭椎大刀（かぶつちのたち）など、柄頭に特徴的な装飾がある外装が目立つようになる。