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Japanese Sword Visual Glossary Japanese Sword Glossary Sword Blade Terminology Sword Tang Terminology Sword Blade Measurement Japanese Sword Flaws (Kizu) Blade Lamination Methods Unusual Japanese Tanto Japanese Polearms
Tsuba Terminology Schools of Tsuba Artists Tsuba Identification Guide Cleaning Iron Tsuba Japanese Tsuba Plates Elegant Iron Tsuba Saotome-Tembo Tsuba Ko-Nara Tsuba Sanmai Tsuba Daisho Tsuba
Japanese Sword Clubs Japanese Sword Books Japanese Sword Events Sword Discussion Groups Japanese Sword Humor
History and Methods of Polishing Hada and Nugui Hadori and Sashikomi Polish
Japanese Sword Sites I (English) Japanese Sword Sites II (English) Japanese Sword Sites (Japanese/other) Japanese Sword Martial Arts Sites Swords of the World Sites |
Tables of Kanji characters used in Japanese swordsmith signatures. Tables of Kanji of Japanese provinces. Tables of Kanji to translate sword tang date inscriptions, nengo and zodiacal. Translating Swordsmith Names Translating Japanese Provinces Translating Date Inscriptions Translating Zodiacal Inscriptions Hiragana Conversion Table
Major eras of Japanese history and periods of the Japanese sword. Introduction to Japanese sword care. NBTHK sword care guide. Sword inventory record sheet. Instructions on wrapping sageo. Authentic, antique or modern reproduction? Authentication papers (origami). Cutting Tests. Is It Real? Is It Old? Frequently Asked Questions Japanese Sword Periods Japanese Sword Care NBTHK Sword Care Guide Authentication Papers (Origami) NBTHK - NTHK Origami Comparison Judging Sharpness (Tameshigiri) Japanese Sword Inventory Sheet How To Tie Sageo
Articles concerning types of Japanese tanto, collecting advice, blade shape changes, styles of koshirae, NBTHK sword making competition results and more. Sword Articles Introduction Swords of the 47 Ronin Styles of Swords and Koshirae Advice for Novice Collectors Japanese Tanto History Blade Shape Changes General Tojo's Tanto Sword Making Competitions A Sword Named "White Cloud" Sword Blade Niku
Articles by Clive Sinclaire, president and former secretary of the Token Society of Great Britain, on modern Japanese swords, shinken (live swords in iai practice), Japanese sword mounts, Hizen school swords and how to judge a Japanese sword. Clive Sinclaire Introduction Japanese Sword Modern History Shinken (Modern Swords) Japanese Sword Mounts Hizen School Swords Judging Japanese Swords |
Japanese Military Swords I Japanese Military Swords II Japanese Military Dirks Gendaito vs Showato Sword Company Logos Nakirishi Mei Reproductions and Fakes
Gendai Swordsmiths Rikugun Jumei Tosho Showa Oshigata Database Tokyo Kindai Tosho Index Gendai Toko Meikan Index Gendaito Meisaku Zukan Index Toko Taikan Index (Gendai Smiths) Ritsumeikan Tanrenjo Swords NTT/NTS Swordsmith List Undocumented Swordsmiths Gendai Mino Swordsmiths Shinto Swordsmith Listing Showa Seki Tosho Showa Tosho Ranking Toko Taikan Index (ZIP) Koto Taikan Index (ZIP) Nihonto Newsletter Index (ZIP) Token Bijutsu Index (ZIP)
Ichihara Nagamitsu Chounsai Emura Emura / Nagamitsu Confusion Ishido Teruhide Asano Kanesane Fujiwara Kanefusa Minamoto Yoshichika Koa Isshin Mantetsu Tanba no Kami Yoshimichi Ikkansai Kasama Shigetsugu Kotani Kenzo (Yasunori)
Articles on some of the many schools of Japanese sword making; including Mino-den swordsmiths, Bizen-den swordsmiths, Miyairi swordsmiths, Mishina swordsmiths, Kashu Kanewaka, Gotoba Kaji, Masamune Jittetsu.
Bizen-Den Swords Miyairi School Swords The Mishina School Top Koto Swordsmiths Kashu Kanewaka School |
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