In Edward Wilks’ store sits an authentic Samurai sword used by a Japanese soldier who tried to behead a U.S. Marine. The sword, forged from Japanese steel circa 1941, has been in his Rifle pawn shop, ...
Johan Leutwiler, 35, a Swiss man who last spring became the first non-Japanese katana kaji — a swordsmith who makes Japanese swords — has opened his own workshop studio in the city of Mihara, ...
From the "kissaki" tip through the gentle curve of the blade, to the intricately designed "tsuba" hand guard and hilt, the traditional Japanese sword can be a work of art as well as a fearsome weapon.
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