Book Review: 850 Japanese Armour Terms by W. M. Hawley, Yasu Kizu, Panchita S. Hawley

Book Review: 850 Japanese Armour Terms by W. M. Hawley, Yasu Kizu, Panchita S. HawleyTitle: 850 Japanese Armour Terms
Author: Panchita S. Hawley, W. M. Hawley, Yasu Kizu
Publisher: Panchita S. Hawley, 1998
ISBN: 0-910704-38-4
Language: English
Illustrations: Line Drawings
Other: 128 pages, 28 cm by 22 cm, softcover
Topics: Kabuto, Katchū, Menpō, Sōmen
ID: B0155

W. M. Hawley was one of these pioneers who opened up a lot of info to the West. He is famous for his “Japanese Swordsmiths”, but he also made many other (and smaller) books. This is one of them. 850 Japanese Armour Terms is one of several volumes that contain specific terms for a certain subset of Japanese arms, illustrated by mainly line drawings. The only regret is that the kanji are still all hand written. Otherwise fantastic resource.