Antique Swords — An Introduction to Japanese Swords & Their Preservation

May 2, 2010

It was through a series of unfortunate events, during WWII, that the Japanese history, particularly their swords, came into prominence. Classifying Japanese Swords has been an extremely debated subject and it still engages many conflicting views. For the uninitiated, a Japanese sword represents a technical innovation that was at least a century ahead of its generation. Unlike swords used in other parts of Asia and the Western World,

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