Forge Direct 2.0 was officially launched on the 4th of May, and in many ways while it was sad to see the old smiths stop taking new orders last month, what has come out of the ashes as it were is potentially even more exciting to even more people than ever before..

I posted about the new swords in a post on the 31st of March appropriately entitled “the Future of Forge Direct” but to make a long story short, this vision became a reality on the 4th of May, with all the sneak previewed swords I mentioned in that post now available to order, and some new ones, including some rather big surprises..

In addition to the 4 traditional, heirloom quality Chinese swords, we added two Japanese style blades to the mix – the first one, a stunning Nara period Tachi..

And the second, our most elite custom katana to date, the Forge Direct Elite Choji Midare Hamon Custom Katana

This Katana has the most customizations of ANY custom sword we have ever offered at SBG and the nicest blade.. And what is even better, the price – we squeezed our margin to an insanely low level for this introductory offer and this time the smiths do not mind as they understand our “deliver maximum value possible” philosophy..

Since this new addition brings us to three lines of custom katana at the SBG Sword Store, I did a bit of a special write up to help clarify what the differences are that you can read here.

In the meantime, well..

Check out the Full Forge Direct Line Up Here!

It has been over a year since we added a new product to the Project X line up – but not only have we just opened up new pre-orders for Project X – but we are pleased to bring you 3 brand new designs..!

The first of these three is model #004 – The Gunto, which is based on a type 98 Shin Gunto. This Master Smith forged Soshu Kitae blade evokes the rare and greatly treasured antique blades that were remounted for use by officers of the Japanese Imperial Army. The Gunto features historically accurate fittings up to and including the tassel which signifies rank and the steel lined, wood core saya.

The second was made by popular demand, model #005 – The O-Katana with 33″ inches of Soshu Kitae goodness and a 12″ handle.  With a bo-hi to lighten the load and create a terrifyingly loud Tachi Kaze, this is a whole lot of sword for just an additional $100. Size does matter, look no further than this intimidating all black themed giant of a sword for confirmation..

And the third, is model #006 – the Dragon which is based on the most popular Katana theme there is, the Eastern Dragon. The work hardened copper and gold plated fittings are a detailed copy of an actual antique and are powerful enough in their own right that the rest of the swords theme is subdued and traditional. Easily the centerpiece of any quality collection.

I realized that we didn’t include any direct pics of the tsubas for these in the product listings, so here are some pics of each tsuba as follows:

And finally, Project X Chinese also makes a comeback with the stunningly beautiful Dragon Dao..

What more need I say..?

Naturally, the pre-order window of opportunity that guarantees you a chance to pick up one of these stunning heirloom quality swords is for a very limited time only.. So don’t miss out..

CHECK THEM ALL OUT HERE

With Christmas and Chinese New Year looming, NOW is definitely the best time to order one of our Forge Direct Swords from Project X..

So to sweeten the deal, for a limited time only we are bringing back 4 previously archived designs – plus discounting the entire range by a whopping 10% across the board!

This offer will not last long – from today until the 5th of December 2015, so if you missed out before or have been on the fence, now is your golden opportunity to pick up some rare Mastersmith forged Chinese blades spanning a time period of over 2000 years and save money at the same time!

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Just a follow up post to yesterdays retiring swords from Project X Forge Direct – two new Jians..!

So without any further ado, here they are:

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Just a quick post, the Xiangxi Horsebane Dao and the Damascus Warrior Shu Jian are retiring to the archive at midnight November the 7th, so if you want to grab one of these awesome heirloom quality swords for yourself before they are gone – well, now is the time to do it!

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And if you are curious about the next two models, well here are a couple of sneak peek pics – check back tomorrow to see the full details!