The sword's guard is decorated with chrysanthemum and waterline motifs. State Museums of Berlin, Museum of Prehistory and Early History / Anica Kelp Archaeologists have discovered history buried ...

BERLIN, GERMANY—A short sword dated to seventeenth-century Japan was discovered in Berlin in 2022, according to a Live Science report. The Edo-period weapon was found during the excavation of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The iron dakō sword has heavily rusted after more than 16 centuries underground. In this photograph, a replica of the sword lies ...

A keychain featuring swordsmith Hirokiyo Ando is seen at the gift shop at Bizen Osafune Sword Museum in the city of Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, on April 18, 2026. (Mainichi/Rie Kondo) SETOUCHI, ...

Click to open image viewer. “Shin gunto,” means “new military sword,” is an example of a mass-produced wartime ceremonial sword designed for general issue to Japanese officers and non-commissioned ...

A centuries-old samurai sword taken from Japan at the end of World War II by a Minnesota Army veteran is returning home. Sam Traxler and his girlfriend will return the sword this month to descendants ...