Incredibly similar to Zenitsu's handguard, but with a slightly darker core. Two hollow ovals that overlap its core and are a dull shade of brown. It heavily resembles a wagon wheel in appearance.Ĭircular shaped with 4 slight indentations, the center has a silver tone with small triangles and has a golden border.Ī black ring connected to its core by an arrangement of semicircles, possibly to resemble a fish.Ĭircular shaped with a light pastel blue center and border, filled 3 red sakura flowers and a winding pattern that is light green in color.

Afterwards, he made his swords jagged-edged, removed the handguards, and wrapped the hilt with bandages.Ī black ring connected to its core by lines with a border of the same color. Based on his appearances in the series, Inosuke Hashibira's Nichirin Swords temporarily had handguards when Kozo Kanamori first presented his newly-forged swords. It is located where the handle and the blade meet and can come in a variety of colors and shapes. This tradition came from the creation of the sword that Tanjiro and Kotetsu found inside the Yoriichi Type Zero, which was created for the sole purpose of annihilating demons.Įach Nichirin Sword contains a handguard, or tsuba, that protects the swordsman from cutting themselves when they have a loose grip.

The ore will then be used by a swordsmith of the Swordsmith Village during the forging process, and the swordsmith will personally bring the weapon to the Demon Slayer.Īfter the Demon Slayer reaches the rank of Hashira, their weapons will be engraved with the words ' Destroyer of Demons' ( 惡 ( あっ ) 鬼 ( き ) 滅 ( めっ ) 殺 ( さつ ), Akki Messatsu ?). ĭemon Slayer recruits choose their own ore after successfully passing the Final Selection. Nichirin Swords are forged with Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand ( 猩 ( しょう ) 猩 ( じょう ) 緋 ( ひ ) 砂 ( さ ) 鐵 ( てつ ), Shōjōhi Satetsu ?) and Scarlet Ore ( 猩 ( しょう ) 猩 ( じょう ) 緋 ( ひ ) 鑛 ( こう ) 石 ( せき ), Shōjōhi Kōseki ?), both of which are found on high mountains like the Sunlight Mountain, which is perpetually bathed in sunlight all throughout the year on Mount Yoko ( 陽 ( よう ) 光 ( こう ) 山 ( やま ), Yōkō yama ?).

The chalice and the blade broken down