Nic Jenzen-Jones and Stephen Weese talk today about some of the background of Headstamp Publications’ newest book, “SWORDS OF THE EMPEROR: A Guide to the Identification of Imperial Japanese Swords, 1873 – 1945”. Nic and Stephen were both contributors and editors to the work.
Discounted preorder for “Swords of the Emperor” still available!
Japanese Type 3 HMG on a wheeled cart – photo courtesy of Max Popenker.
US Marines somewhere in the Pacific with a captured Japanese Type 92 machine gun.
While in the Smithsonian gun room, I noticed a semi auto Japanese rifle of a type I have not seen reference to before. It is definitely Japanese, judging from elements like the split buttstock and […]
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This has been an interesting conversation about a worthy books. I think it is worth adding that this is a volume that comes out of the U.S., reflecting American history and curiosity. Japanese interest and taste in this topic may take a while to develop. It will certainly be interesting to see how it is treated in Japan.
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