The Samurai Sword: A Handbook by John Yumoto .
Start with this book to learn the terminology then progress on with the next
two. This book will give you a good base to stand on in your study of Japanese
swords.The following three books can be ordered at Amazon.com . Click on book image to take you to Amazon. Please make sure to scroll down and see books handled by Bushido. Thanks!
The Samurai Sword: A Handbook by John Yumoto .
Start with this book to learn the terminology then progress on with the next
two. This book will give you a good base to stand on in your study of Japanese
swords.
The Japanese Sword : A comprehensive guide by Kanzan Sato
The Connoisseur's Book of Japanese Swords by Kokan Nagayama..
The below books can be purchased through Bushido
1.)Japanese Sword Guards: Masterpieces from The Sasano Collection by Masayuki Sasano. This is an excellent reference book on the major schools of sukashi tsuba.Written by one of Japan's foremost authorities on Japanese Sword Guards. Each page has actual size B/W photographs of each of tsuba. 297 B\W Photographs, 342 pages. This is a limited edition book of 1000...
.Price: $225 postage included for US sales, international additional
2.) Bushido Magazines ( 9 issue set ) These are magazines originally published from 1979-1981 by Bushido. They contain very informative articles on Japanese Arms and Armour.In English..
Price: $100 for 9 issue set
3.)Masamune- A genius swordsmith and his followers. A special exhibition catalog published by the Sano Museum,Japan. An excellent reference book for the Japanese sword collector and knife maker. Great pictures of blades and oshigatas.169 pages. In Japanese and some English...Price: sold out
4.) The Yasukuni Swords - Rare Weapons of Japan 1933 -1945 by Tom Kishida. Great book on the swords that were manufactured on the grounds of the Yasukuni Shrine between 1933 and 1945. Yasukuni Shrine swords were made starting prior to World War II to help meet the demands of the Japanese Imperial army. These swords were made using traditional forging methods and imbued with the desire to revive the spirit of the samurai. Should be in every serious Japanese sword collectors library. In English text, 155 pages.....
Price: Sold out
5.) Japanese Swords of the Bizen Tradition by Robert Benson and Darcy Brockbank. Fabulous examples of Bizen School blades in North American collections.
Price: $51.71
All supplies are Made in Japan
| S1.)
Sword Maintenance
Kit
comes in a kiri wood box includes small bottle choji oil, nuguigami, brass hammer/punch, uchiko ball, small piece of cloth to apply oil.
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$40.00 | |
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Polisher's Uchiko Ball, Used to clean the oil off of
blades. This is Uchiko we make from finely
ground hazuya and jizuya stones used in the polishing process. Limited
quantities are made every few years. For the
average sword collector one ball should last 5-10 years or
longer.
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| 3.Chogi
Oil , large bottle, 80cc , lightly
scented with cloves, sword
oil for lightly coating the blade to prevent from rusting.
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$20.00
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| 4.)Nuguikami
,Japanese papers for wiping blade
surface
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$6.00 SOLD OUT | |
| 5.) Mekugi-nuki, brass tool to remove the peg holding the blade in the hilt | $10.00
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| 6.)Shirasaya
bag: cotton slightly padded bag used to store your shirasaya so it
will be protected, Assorted blue,gray,brown stripe designs. Bag patterns
will vary from picture.
available in tanto, wakizashi or katana size |
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| 7.) Shirasaya bags -
bag for the wood scabbard. -synthetic Purple color
Available in tanto, wakizashi and katana size. |
Mailing Charge: Buyer pays for shipping & insurance charges.
Payment : Money order, checks or visa /MC accepted
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