In Edward Wilks’ store sits an authentic Samurai sword used by a Japanese soldier who tried to behead a U.S. Marine. The sword, forged from Japanese steel circa 1941, has been in his Rifle pawn shop, ...

NARA, Japan — They were once weapons of war. The most famous blades from Japan's rich history. Legendary swords that date back a thousand years or more. Travel across the country and you will see them ...

Students explore the characteristics of metals and produce a series of posters on different alloys, outlining their properties and how they are used. locate metals on the Periodic Table of elements.

A pair of 13th-century Samurai swords by master maker Bizen Nagamitsu (or, “Nagamitsu from Bizen province,” active 1264-1287) is estimated to sell for between $150,000 and $200,000 at Bonhams October ...

The relic may have been a gift from a 19th-century Japanese mission to Prussia. Detailed view of the grip clamp with the motif of Daikoku, a Japanese god. Photo: Berlin State Office for Monument ...

In Edward Wilks’ store sits an authentic Samurai sword used by a Japanese soldier who tried to behead a U.S. Marine. The sword, forged from Japanese steel circa 1941, has been in his Rifle pawn shop, ...