Chinese for "chopping saber". An alternative name for the dàdāo.
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.
A Chinese saber with a gentle curve.
A town in Zhejiang province, China, known as a sword making center.
The former name of Lóngquán, a famous sword-making town in China.
Term coined by Bell in 1907, describing a dha that by then was mainly of Chinese make.
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.
Chinese name for a slender, curved saber. Often associated with large two-handers.
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.
A late form of Chinese saber with a pronounced widening at the tip.
Japanese term for a sword with the second highest rated cutting ability.
Literally "waist-worn-saber".
Qing Chinese for the mouthpiece of a scabbard.
Qing Chinese for the suspension bar on a scabbard.
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.