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Article: The Japanese Sword: Weapon and Work of Art
by David E. J. Pepin, 1977

The Japanese sword, more commonly know as the Samurai sword, was a superb weapon. Its unique edge-tempering (compared to the full-blade tempering of the famous Toledo and Damascus swords of Europe) allowed a degree of hardness and razor-sharpness impossible to attain in European swords without danger of brittleness and breakage. The fear and respect which the Japanese warrior and his sword inspired among Oriental foes is recorded in many contemporary accounts. But beyond its quality as a weapon, the Japanese sword is important as one of history's finest expressions of the metal worker's art. Click to read more...

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Gōshū Jyūnin Sasaki Nyūdō Minamoto Ippō (with cutting test)"Immortal Sword" with Keiki* Personified and described in the tester's own words - to possess immortality. With Rare 3 Body Cutting Test, 320 + Years Old - Blade personally named by the tester, With Tokubetsu Kicho Ninteisho by the N.B.T.H.K. Exceptionally Rare blade by IPPO 1st Generation (Shodai) "Immortal Sword" with Keiki* Personified and described in the tester's own words - to possess immortality. With "Tokubetsu Saidan", Rare 3 Body Cutting Test, 320 + Years Old Blade personally named by the tester, "Fujimi Hairu"* Tokubetsu Kicho Ninteisho by the N.B.T.H.K.
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