A town in Zhejiang province, China, known as a sword making center.
The former name of Lóngquán, a famous sword-making town in China.
Chinese term for openwork.
The Lùyíng (綠營) or "Green Standard Army" was a large force of the Qing dynasty military.
A large spear issued to the troops of the Green Standard Army in the Qing dynasty
Term coined by Bell in 1907, describing a dha that by then was mainly of Chinese make.
Ainu word for knife blade.
Ainu word for a knife handle.
Ainu word for the scabbard of a utility knife called makiri.
Japanese word for a basic blade construction consisting of one type of steel.
Tibetan for an open quiver that spreads the arrows out.
Chinese name for a type of Qing military arrow.
Ainu word for the back of a knife, or sword. Also the ridge of a mountain or house.
Chinese name for a slender, curved saber. Often associated with large two-handers.
A Japanese sword fittings artist who worked in the Mino-bori style.
Language: Japanese
Source: Michitatsu's Sōken Kishō of 1781
Muramasa (村正) was a Japanese master swordsmith, active in the first decades of the 16th century.
A Japanese swordsmith who lived between 1650-1730.
Japanese word for the tang of a sword
The Japanese name for punched, dotted surface finishes on metal.
Literally: Southern barbarian steel.
The Chinese word for matchlock musket.
Japanese word for martensite crystals that form in blade under certain conditions.