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Diagram showing the parts of a nihontō blade in transliterated Japanese. This is the glossary of Japanese swords, including major terms the casual reader might find useful in understanding articles on Japanese swords. Within definitions, words set in boldface are defined elsewhere in the glossary.
Samurai swords (9 P) Pages in category "Samurai weapons and equipment" ... Japanese sword; Japanese sword mountings; Japanese sword polishing;
Japanese sword laws (1 P) S. Samurai swords (9 P) Japanese swordsmiths (17 P) T. Japanese sword types (2 C, 15 P) Pages in category "Japanese swords"
Bladed weapons. Swords: see Types of swords; ... Japanese swordsmanship; Korean swordsmanship; ... List of martial arts weapons.
However, to maintain the quality of Japanese swords, the Japanese government limits the number of Japanese swords a swordsmith can make in a year to 24 (up to 2 swords per month). Therefore, many of the swords called "Japanese sword" distributed around the world today are made in China, and the manufacturing process and quality are not authorized.
Bokken can be made to represent any style of weapon required such as nagamaki, nodachi, yari, naginata, kama, etc. The most widely used styles are: daitō or tachi (katana-sized), long sword; shōtō or kodachi or wakizashi bō (wakizashi-sized), short sword; tantō bō (tantō-sized) suburitō can be made in daitō and shōtō sizes
Japanese swords (7 C, 19 P) L. ... World War I Japanese infantry weapons (6 P) Pages in category "Weapons of Japan" The following 23 pages are in this category, out ...