print email comment close Richard Stein's Japanese Sword Guide URL: http://home.earthlink.net/~steinrl/nihonto.htm Description: A detailed resource on the subject of Nihontô, or antique Japanese swords, and their history from 800 A.D. to the present day. With information useful to beginners as well as cognoscenti, users can access illustrated glossaries, descriptive and historical essays, a listing of clubs, guidelines for care and polishing, advice for collectors, and biographies of famous sword smiths. From a chemistry professor with an interest in metallurgy. Author: Stein, Richard Extra Keywords nihonto Library of Congress Subject Headings: Swords -- Japan LII Database Information: Record 18238 created by Douglas Smith on 07/05/2001 Last modification on 11/10/2009 Published: 07/05/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/18238