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  2. Japanese sword - Wikipedia

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    In Japan, Japanese swords are rated by authorities of each period, and some of the authority of the rating is still valid today. In 1719, Tokugawa Yoshimune, the 8th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, ordered Hon'ami Kōchū, who was an authority of sword appraisal, to record swords possessed by daimyo all over Japan in books.

  3. Japanese swordsmithing - Wikipedia

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    Japanese swordsmithing. Japanese swordsmithing is the labour-intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan beginning in the sixth century for forging traditionally made bladed weapons ( nihonto) [1] [2] including katana, wakizashi, tantō, yari, naginata, nagamaki, tachi, nodachi, ōdachi, kodachi, and ya (arrow) .

  4. Katana - Wikipedia

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    Two-handed swept, with circular or squared guard. Scabbard / sheath. Lacquered wood, some are covered with fish skin, decorated with brass and copper. [2] [3] A katana (刀, かたな) is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands.

  5. Wakizashi - Wikipedia

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    The wakizashi ( Japanese: 脇差, "side inserted [sword]" [1]) is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords ( nihontō) [2] [3] worn by the samurai in feudal Japan. Its name refers to the practice of wearing it inserted through one's obi or sash at one's side, whereas the larger tachi sword was worn slung from a cord.

  6. Bokken - Wikipedia

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    Bokken. A bokken ( 木剣, bok (u), "wood", and ken, "sword") (or a bokutō 木刀) is a Japanese wooden sword used for training in kenjutsu. It is usually the size and shape of a katana, but is sometimes shaped like other swords, such as the wakizashi and tantō. Some ornamental bokken are decorated with mother-of-pearl work and elaborate ...

  7. Japanese sword mountings - Wikipedia

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    A diagram of a katana and koshirae with components identified. Fuchi (縁): The fuchi is a hilt collar between the tsuka and the tsuba.; Habaki (鎺): The habaki is a wedge-shaped metal collar used to keep the sword from falling out of the saya and to support the fittings below; fitted at the ha-machi and mune-machi which precede the nakago.

  8. Tenka-Goken - Wikipedia

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    Tenka-Goken. The Tenka-Goken (天下五剣, "Five [Greatest] Swords under Heaven") are a group of five Japanese swords. [1] Three are National Treasures of Japan, one an Imperial Property, and one a holy relic of Nichiren Buddhism. Among the five, some regard Dōjigiri as "the yokozuna of all Japanese swords" along with Ōkanehira ( ja:大包平 ).

  9. Chokutō - Wikipedia

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    Chokutō. The chokutō ( 直刀, 'straight sword') is a straight, single-edged Japanese sword that was mainly produced prior to the 9th century. Its basic style is likely derived from similar swords of ancient China. [ 1][ 2] Chokutō were used on foot for stabbing or slashing and were worn hung from the waist. [ 3][ 2][ 4] Until the Heian ...

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