Samurai Sword: A HandbookThe samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of artisans, the samurai sword is generally considered to be superior even to the famed blades of Western Damascus and Toledo. The Samurai Sword Handbook is a precise exploration of the samurai sword designed for sword collectors as well as anyone intrigued by these ancient blades. Detailing the origins and development of the samurai sword, its historical background, styles, famous schools and differences in construction, this revised edition of the classic reference outlines methods of identifying and researching the sword, as well as caring for it properly. This must-have for sword lovers is sure to be a bestseller. Topics of this Samurai book include:
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Types of Swords 48 | 3 |
Shikomizue sword cane 66 | 7 |
Shirasaya plain wood scabbard | 12 |
A tang with four rivet holes 75 | 22 |
A tang with an inscription 75 | 22 |
A set of fuchi and kashira 90 | 33 |
Blade Shape Construction and Grain 92 | 35 |
Purification rites by master swordsmith 103 | 46 |
Blade with shortened tang | 76 |
Two tanto with scabbard pockets | 77 |
A collection of tsuba | 78 |
10 | 86 |
Tsuba with gold filling | 87 |
Care and Maintenance 136 | 88 |
A collection of menuki hilt ornaments | 89 |
4 | 96 |
Heating and flattening of iron 104 | 55 |
Inscriptions and Their Readings 111 | 59 |
Old Provinces and Modern Prefectures 187 | 66 |
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Bibliografinė informacija
| Pavadinimas | Samurai Sword A Handbook |
| Autorius | John M. Yumoto |
| Bendraautoris | T. C. Ford |
| Leidėjas | Tuttle Publishing, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1462907067, 9781462907069 |
| Ilgis | 192 psl. |
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