<nowiki>Habaki; ハバキ; Habaki; Habaki; habaki; 鈨; Japanese sword mounting, a wedge shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out of the saya and to support the fittings below; 日本刀の部材; 鎺; はばき</nowiki>

The habaki is sleeve or collar usually made of metal that slides over the tang nakago of the sword blade. The habaki helps secure the sword blade into the scabbard saya, it also keeps the hand guard tsuba in place.

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