KOKA, Shiga Prefecture--A European-style rapier owned by a feudal ... That process resulted in the many layers of metal seen in Japanese swords, the researchers said. “A swordsmith, metal ...

And after a 5 year apprenticeship and years of training he became one of the 180 sword smiths working across Japan. Japanese swords have always ... and again wood grain like patterns form, and ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

San katana, the bezel is made of recrystallized titanium, mimicking the edge patterns found on hand-forged blades. A blue-grey AIP coating on the case reflects the polished finish of a sword’s ...