PENNSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a man armed with a sword was shot and killed by a police officer in southeastern Pennsylvania. Montgomery County prosecutors said Upper Perk police were called ...

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. (CBS) -- Montgomery County officials are investigating the fatal police shooting of a man who was wielding a samurai-type sword outside a home in Upper Perk on Tuesday night. Around ...

NARRATOR: The samurai were the heroes of ancient Japan. Still, today, their legend continues. The samurai's sword is one of the greatest fighting weapons of all time, perfectly engineered for close-up ...

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun.

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

PENNSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Prosecutors say their investigation has concluded that a police officer was justified in shooting and killing a man armed with a sword on a southeastern Pennsylvania street last ...

PORTAGE — A man was taken into custody after his father was seriously injured in an incident involving a "Samurai sword-type" of weapon, Police Chief Troy Williams said.