hilt guard

Each held a polished wooden stick, round with a shallow hilt guard.

The katana has triangular patterns around its hilt guard and a black sheath.

Chareos sidestepped and rammed his hilt guard behind Logar's left ear and the champion fell unconscious to the marble floor.

She swung at him but misjudged her stroke; he caught her hilt guard on the broken tip of his blade and ripped her sword from her hand.

Additionally, various koryu (traditional Japanese martial arts) have their own distinct styles of bokken which can vary slightly in length, tip shape, or in whether or not a tsuba (hilt guard) is added.

Some designs feature a second "Flipper" on the opposite side of the blade, forming a small "hilt guard" such as a fixed blade knife has, which can prevent another blade from sliding up into the hilt in combat.