For those of you really interested in the Japanese swords of the WWII era, this is the definitive book on the swords made at the Yasukuni Shrine.
As Quoted from the
title page:
In July 1933, the War Minister Araki founded a
group of swordsmiths called Nihonto Tanren Kai (Japanese Sword Forging
Centre) Foundation in the gorunds of the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo in order
to replete the supply of gunto or military swords. Then they
manufactured 8,100 swords and produced 50 tons of tamagahane , which is
the raw material of the Japanese sword, in the twelve years up to the end
of World War II. The swords made by these smiths are called "Yasukuni-to"
and the smiths engaged in the production are called "Yasukuni Tosho
(smith)".
This book is soft bound, is 81/2 x 11, is soft bound, and contains 116
pages.
It is accompanied by a 145 page translation, whic is also 81/2 x 11.
Cost is 55.00 plus a surcharge to cover shipping & handling, insurance, and CC charges, usually 10.00 in the US, shipped priority mail.
