Bǎgū (靶箍)
Qing Chinese for the ferrule of a sword hilt.
Dāobǎ shù (刀把束)
Qing Chinese for the ferrule of a saber hilt.
Dāobǎ dǐngshù (刀把頂束)
Qing Chinese for "saber pommel".
Dāobǎ (刀把 / 刀把)
Qing Chinese for "saber grip".
Shibuichi (四分一)
A copper-silver alloy used to make Japanese sword mounts.
Jiāgāng (加鋼)
A construction of edged weapons where a separate piece of high-carbon steel is forged into layers of milder steel.
Baktong
Cantonese for báitóng.
Báitóng (白銅)
An alloy of copper, nickel, and zinc used among others for sword parts.
Damascus steel
A rather broad term that is used to describe steel that exhibits a fancy pattern.
Twist-core steel
A type of pattern-welding using twisted rods of steel.