Japanese Swords Edged Weapons Militaria


Site on Japanese history, historical figures and accounts, women's histories, Japanese swords and appraisal, investment strategy and antique sword sales. Acrobat reader required to view much of site.








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Japanese Sword Index* - Collecting information relating to Japanese swords (Nihonto), including sword history, identification, care, glossaries, swordsmith profiles and translation aids for kanji inscriptions, a discussion forum, and links.

  • Northern California Japanese Sword Club - A non-profit organization for the study and preservation of Japanese japanese swords, related items and arts. Meetings are held in San japanese Francisco's Japan Town.
  • Gold and Silver Sword Exhibition - A few photos of rare ancient Japanese gold edged weapons and japanese silver swords.
  • Japanese Art Swords - Thomas Buck has articles on saya lacquering and tsuka-maki. Saya japanese repair and tsuka-maki services in various styles are available.
  • Satcho Japanese Sword Books - Specialists in books related to the study and appreciation of edged weapons the Japanese sword as art. Both in-print and out-of-print edged weapons tiles on swords, armor, and fittings.
  • Blade Shark - Site for helping identify Chinese characters used on Japanese swords and fittings.
  • Where to see Nihonto (Japanese Sword) - List of locations housing collections of nihonto in edged weapons Japan, edged weapons the United States, the United Kingdom and edged weapons rest of edged weapons Europe. Includes links to each location.
  • Shoshin.com - Site on Japanese history, historical figures and accounts, women\\'s histories, Japanese swords and appraisal, investment strategy and antique sword sales. Acrobat reader required to view much of site.
  • Japanese Military Reference - Provides information on WWII Japanese military swords.
  • New York Sword Club - New York Token Kai, includes information on joining edged weapons the japanese club, meetings and newsletters.
  • Bugei Sword Discussion Forum - Public forum with section on sword appreciation, forging, japanese use in sports, sword philosophy, samurai culture and japanese tameshigiri.
  • Tsukamaki photographs - Catalog of photographs of the Japanese Sword Society of the United States collection of handguards.
  • Japanese Sword Books - Books translated from Japanese to English for sale japanese to students and collectors of Japanese swords.
  • Japanese Sword Fittings - Specializing on fittings and related accessories, includes a database of swords items and links to books, DVDs and auctions.
  • The Story of the Japanese Sword - Demonstrates the process and techniques used to make swords Japanese swords.
  • Sword Forum International - Site relating to all areas of sword swords collecting and usage including articles and an swords active discussion forums.
  • Japanese Swords Arms and Armor Home - Sales and information regarding antique Japanese swords.
  • Showa Swordsmith Oshigata Database - Approximately 300 oshigata of Showa Era Japanese swords with translations.
  • Information on Tsuba - Collection of articles specializing in sword hand guards japanese (Tsuba), with bibliography, questions and answers, glossary and japanese links.
  • Nihonto.com Japanese Sword Website - Sword glossary, schools, events, equipment and supplies.
  • Nihonto.ca - Includes both swords and fittings for sale, articles swords on swords photography, a screensaver and other useful swords links.
  • The Token Society of Great Britain - An organisation in existence for over 30 years edged weapons dedicated swords to the study and preservation of Japanese edged weapons swords, fittings swords and armour.
  • Nodachi - Information on Japanese "big, thick" swords, with a swords photo gallery.
  • Japanese Sword Society of the United States - A society concerned with the study and preservation of Japanese japanese swords (nihonto).
  • Japanese Sword Book Museum - A listing of hard to find books on Japanese swords and fittings, with pictures of covers.
  • Chris Husar's Japanese Sword Site - Information on Japanese swords, forging, and a glossary of terminology.


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