A group of sword makers in Bizen, Japan, active in the Muromachi period.
Japanese term for the temperline on a blade, typically achieved by differential heat treatment.
Japanese word for a sword construction with a high carbon edge plate under a soft core, flanked by medium steel.
Japanese term for a sword construction with an edge made of higher carbon steel.
Ibehe is an Ainu word for a knife or sword blade.
Japanese term for a type of tachi koshirae.
Ainu words for the point of a knife or sword.
Japanese word for a sword construction with high carbon steel outer jacket around a softer core.
A line of Japanese swordsmiths working in Echizen.
Japanese word for a basic blade construction consisting of one type of steel.
Ainu word for the back of a knife, or sword. Also the ridge of a mountain or house.
A Japanese swordsmith who lived between 1650-1730.
Japanese word for the tang of a sword
Japanese word for martensite crystals that form in blade under certain conditions.
Japanese word for fine martensite crystals in the blade's temperline.
Japanese term for a sword with the second highest rated cutting ability.
Japanese term for a sword with the highest rated cutting ability.
Japanese word for a sword construction with a center high carbon edge plate.
Japanese word for a sword construction with a high carbon edge, low carbon core, medium carbon sides and a separate back.
Japanese sword construction that is was found inscribed on some tangs.
A Japanese swordsmith in the Shōshū tradition.
Japanese word for a single-handed curved sword, the predecessor of the katana.
Japanese term for a sword construction with an inserted edge made of higher carbon steel.
Japanese term for a sword that is tested to cut well.