metal fittings; metal fixtures
General term for small metal parts used in construction, furniture, bags, etc., such as hinges, handles, clasps, and brackets.
The metal fitting on this drawer has broken.
The metal fittings on the bag have started to rust.
I attached a metal fitting to the bag's handle.
The metal fastener on my old belt came off.
The metal fitting on the chair has loosened and it's rickety.
器具 (a tool or apparatus) shares the kanji 具 with 金具 but refers to a whole device or instrument, not a small metal fitting.
Used because 金具 (small metal fittings/hardware) are counted as small individual pieces with 個.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading かなぐ is unambiguous.
Compound of 金 (kana, 'metal') and 具 (gu, 'tool, implement'). The reading かな is an older native Japanese word for metal.