<P> The sword would be carried in a sheath and tucked into the samurai's belt . Originally, they would carry the sword with the blade turned down . This was a more comfortable way for the armored samurai to carry his very long sword or to draw while mounted . The bulk of the samurai armor made it difficult to draw the sword from any other place on his body . When unarmored, samurai would carry their sword with the blade facing up . This made it possible to draw the sword and strike in one quick motion . In one such method of drawing the sword, the samurai would turn the sheath downward ninety degrees and pull it out of his sash just a bit with his left hand, then gripping the hilt with his right hand he would slide it out while sliding the sheath back to its original position . </P> <Ul> <Li> <P> Hilts of wakizashi and katana . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Nakago (tang) of a wakizashi blade, showing a habaki (blade collar). </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Kissaki (blade tip or point) of a tachi blade, Bizen school, signed Bizen Kuni Osafune Yoshikage; Northern and Southern Courts era (14th century). </P> </Li> <Li> <P> The habaki (blade collar) which locks the blade into the saya (scabbard). </P> </Li> <Li> <P> An Edo era wakizashi koshirae . This example omits any tsuka - ito (handle wrapping), showing bare stingray skin . Note the decoration of the saya . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> Elaborate Handguard of the Edo period . </P> </Li> <Li> <P> shirasaya (storage mounts), used to protect the blade when not mounted in a koshirae (formal mounts). </P> </Li> </Ul> <Li> <P> Hilts of wakizashi and katana . </P> </Li> <P> Hilts of wakizashi and katana . </P>

What are the names of the three samurai swords