The Archive · 1934

New Sword Style in Japan

Reversion to Ancient Weapon As Result of Experience Tokyo, Feb, 4.

His Majesty the Emperor, who is supreme commander. of the ese Army and Navy in the change sword from foreign to Japanese, following the new regulation in the ing, the Army has recently decided to change the style of officer's sword from foreign to that of field service "tachi," or samurai's sword, now ceremonial but the one used for actual fighting in feudal ages.—Rengo.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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