Description
Title: Military Swords of Japan: 1868–1945
Authors: Richard Fuller & Ron Gregory
Edition: Arms & Armour Press, 1987 (First Edition, Second Printing of hardcover edition)
Format: Approximately 128 pages, trade paperback edition
Content:
This book serves as a specialist reference on Japanese military swords spanning from the Meiji Restoration through World War II. It covers army, navy, air force, and civil officials’ swords, including kamikaze aikuchi blades, saber types, sword knots, and surrender traditions. It features historical overviews, black‑and‑white photographs, diagrams, and sword tang rubbings—valuable for collectors and arms historians
