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Swordsmiths: Dvalinn, Masamune, Bladesmith, Sword Making, Muramasa, Eol, Wayland the Smith, Sword Replica, Hikoshiro Hiromitsu, Filippo Negroli

Swordsmiths: Dvalinn, Masamune, Bladesmith, Sword Making, Muramasa, Eol, Wayland the Smith, Sword Replica, Hikoshiro Hiromitsu, Filippo Negroli


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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Dvalinn, Masamune, Bladesmith, Sword Making, Muramasa, Eol, Wayland the Smith, Sword Replica, Hikoshiro Hiromitsu, Filippo Negroli, Amakuni, Cold Steel, Nagasone Kotetsu, Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, Kanenobu, Pooley Sword, Albion Swords, Kit Rae, Windlass Steelcrafts, Hanwei, Shint go Kunimitsu, ou Yezi, Durinn, Telchar. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Masamune ), also known as Gor Nyd Masamune, Priest Gor Masamune, c.12641343 AD), is widely recognized as Japan's greatest swordsmith. As no exact dates are known for Masamune's life, he has reached an almost legendary status. It is generally agreed that he made most of his swords in the late 13th and early 14th centuries, 12881328. He created swords, known as tachi in Japanese and daggers called tant, in the Soshu tradition. Some stories list his family name as Okazaki, but some experts believe this is a fabrication to enhance the standing of the Tokugawa family. An award for swordsmiths exists called the Masamune prize which is awarded at the Japanese Sword Making Competition. Although not awarded every year it is presented to a swordsmith who has created an exceptional work. Masamune is believed to have worked in Sagami Province during the last part of the Kamakura Period (12881328), and it is thought that he was trained by swordsmiths from Bizen and Yamashiro provinces, such as Saburo Kunimune, Awataguchi Kunitsuna and Shintgo Kunimitsu. The swords of Masamune have a reputation for superior beauty and quality, remarkable in a period where the steel necessary for swords was often impure. He is considered to have brought to perfection the art of "nie" - - (martensitic crystals embedded in pearlite matrix, thought to resemble stars in the night sky). Masamune studied under Shintgo Kunimitsu and made blad...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=569890


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155645209
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • No of Pages: 96
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Weight: 150 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155645200
  • Publisher Date: 14 Sep 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Dvalinn, Masamune, Bladesmith, Sword Making, Muramasa, Eol, Wayland the Smith, Sword Replica, Hikoshiro Hiromitsu, Filippo Negroli
  • Width: 229 mm


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