Book Review: 150 Japanese Polearm Terms by W. M. Hawley, Panchita S. Hawley

Book Review: 150 Japanese Polearm Terms by W. M. Hawley, Panchita S. HawleyTitle: 150 Japanese Polearm Terms
Author: Panchita S. Hawley, W. M. Hawley
Publisher: Panchita S. Hawley, 1997
ISBN: 0-910704-37-6
Language: English
Illustrations: Line Drawings
Other: 3 + 27 pages, 28 cm by 22 cm, softcover
Topics: Nihontō
ID: B0153

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. 150 Japanese Polearm 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.