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Forge Direct Chinese – Annual Chinese New Year Mega-sale Now On!

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It is THAT time of year again – when the weather is perfect for sword making, and the Master Smiths and their assistants return from the long Chinese New Year holiday refreshed and ready to do their best work of the year..

But it is not only the best time of year to have swords made – with the Chinese New Year Mega-Sale pricing on all Forge Direct Chinese Swords – now is your chance to get the best sword at the BEST PRICE!

From today until midnight EST the 7th of February EVERY Forge Direct Sword is available at a whopping 25 to 40% off the usual price! PLUS in addition to these specials, we are also taking this opportunity to introduce 5 new swords to the line up by the Baojian Forge – starting with.

The Red Copper Ruyi Jian – a stunning folded and differentially hardened blade in sleek red copper hand made fittings. Normally $1795 but available with the Mega Sale discount of 40% making it just $1077.

Next up, also with the 40% Mega-sale discount, the powerful Two Handed Gem Dao, an ornately decorated folded steel blade, differentially hardened to cut with enough force to match a Japanese Katana. Also normally $1795 but down to $1077 with the 40% discount.

Bargain hunters will love the second Dao in the line up, the extremely affordable entry level Master Smith Dao – the $599.99 Cloud Dragon Dao, now just $449.99 all inclusive with the standard 25% CNY special discount price..

And who can go past the simple beauty of the Warring States Brass Dragon Han Sword with its clean lines and unique, viciously effective cutting and thrusting blade that was centuries ahead of every other sword of the era – priced to sell at not $1,300 but just $975 until the 7th of February..

And last but certainly not least, how about the ornately decorated Spring Flower Yi-Dao, one of those extremely popular Tang Dynasty swords that were exported to Japan and Korea and were the very blueprint upon which the first Katana were based upon. Truly a sword of special historical significance and a bargain down from $1350 to $1012.50 for the sales duration.

Naturally this is just the tip of the iceberg – now there is a record number of Chinese swords, daggers and even a boar killing spear available at Forge Direct Chinese, a total of 30 other designs to consider!

Check them all out by clicking the link below:

Forge Direct Chinese

But whatever you do, don’t miss out. This special deal is an annual event, and if you miss it, you will have a long wait until these kind of prices come around again..

Back by Popular Demand – the Ryujin Custom Wakizashi

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First time around, they didn’t get them quite right..

For the goal to create an affordable custom Daisho set (the classic Samurai sword set of the Katana and the shorter companion sword, the Wakizashi) was messed up when it was discovered that instead of the entry level blades the Wakizashi made turned out to match the $430 Ryujin Elites..

It took a while to liquidate the stock below cost price and lick the associated financial wounds this mistake had caused. But since so many people kept asking for it, Ryujin listened – and we are delighted to announce that the companion Wakizashi for both the solid bodied and bo-hi versions of the custom Katana is now available for immediate purchase!

First off, some pics of the standard solid bodied blade with a surprisingly active and very prominent hamon temper line.

And next, some pics of the bo-hi version. Note the termination of the bo-hi above the habaki rather than under it.

No matter which way you cut it, at $199.99 each these are a fantastic deal. And what is more, until the end of the month, they also come with a Wakizashi display and storage box that we usually sell separately for an additional $22.99.

But from now until the end of the month they are completely and genuinely free (most other places that offer them build them into the price and call it free. We prefer to set a low price and let you decide what extras, if any you need. But this time around, it is GENUINELY FREE and was NOT built into the final price)..

RYUJIN CUSTOM KATANA SERIES

New from Hanwei

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The Scott Rodell Cutting Dao

Every sword collector has their personal preferences in swords – and for me personally, the Chinese Dao has to be one of my top 5 sword types of all time (my top five tends to vary over time, but tends to always come back to Japanese Katana, Longswords, Functional Fantasy Swords, Viking Swords and – of course – the Chinese Dao).

Why?

Well, quite simply, they are incredibly good fun – profiled and optimized for a shearing one handed cut, and I had an absolute ball with their original entry level Dao, the Practical Kung Fu Sword (reviewed here) – but this one takes it all to a whole new level..

Here’s a video from forged in fire showing exactly what a well made Dao is capable of:

And there is no doubt in my mind that this is a very well made Dao indeed – designed by none other than Scott Rodell from the great river Taoist Center, who also designed the first sword in this series, the Scott Rodell cutting JIAN..

At $490 at Cas Iberia, it is a little on the expensive side, but made available at the special price of just $362.98 at SBG ($347.68 if you use the 5% off SALE2020 coupon code running until the 17th of January!).

AVAILABLE HERE AT THE SBG SWORD STORE

This brings the total number of available quality Dao at the SBG Store up to 3 models available right now, the new cutting Dao (above) – the Hanwei Oxtail Dao (pictured left and available for $219.98)..

And of course, one of the new additions from our friends at Ryujin, the 65mn Spring Steel Ming Dynasty Willow Leaf Dao – an absolute steal at $149.99 (pictured below).

And of course, for those for whom only the best will do, we have the Duan Dao by Forge Direct – that beautiful laminated blade here for $779.99

But a word to the wise, hold off on that one as the FORGE DIRECT CHINESE NEW YEAR SALE is coming by the end of the month, and will see a large discount on ALL the Forge Direct Chinese Swords, plus two new stunning Qin Dynasty Dao..

Here’s a sneak preview:

COMING SOON TO FORGE DIRECT

Stay tuned on these. In the meantime..

The Latest HOT SPECIAL

Themed for each of the four seasons, the heavy duty 5160 Spring Steel Tameshigiri ready Summer Lotus Katana by Dragon King is now on special – down from our already heavily discounted everyday price of $329.99 to just $249.99 until the end of the month and while stocks last..

SPECS: 5160 high-carbon steel sharpened blade, marquenched and monotempered to an edge hardness of 57HRC. Cotton black colored ito over authentic rayskin. Steel fittings, silver habaki and menuki. Green textured ishime style saya with buffalo horn rimmed koiguchi (scabbard mouth), wood kurikata and hard wearing black sageo. Traditional Construction with Exceptional Attention to Detail. Now Just $249.99 (normally $329.99) until the end of the month and while stocks last. Makes for a great long lasting beater sword for the Dojo or the backyard.

Coming Soon – the Chinese New Year Forge Direct Mega Sale..

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If you have been thinking about buying one of the beautiful traditional Chinese swords from Forge Direct, you may wish to hold off a little bit..

During Chinese New Year, the entire country pretty much grinds to a halt for a one full month – no shipping, no sword production – nothing. But when they come back from the long holiday, the Master Smiths come back re-energized, the weather is perfect for sword making – AND it’s during this time we collate as many orders for them as possible by negotiating and offering steep discounts (typically around 25%!) on each and every sword in Forge Direct Chinese.

But with the new Baojian forge now on board, even MORE swords will be joining the line up. So here is a sneak preview of some of the swords that may well be joining the line up for the mega-sale..

A really thick bladed Ming Dynasty Dao
Another Dao, this one a classic willow leaf style
Warring States Period Two Handed Sword
A truly beautiful Kiangxi Horse Killing Dao
A beautiful example of a Octagonal blade profile late period Jian
A highly ornate Tang Dao
A much simpler, more common Tang Dao
Another beautiful Ming Dynasty Jian
One of the meanest, coolest looking Warring States swords I have seen.. (this one is my personal favorite)
And a simple looking but beautiful two hander

Hope this whets your appetite for what is to come..! In the meantime, we still have a few more days left on the Yue Maiden Sword with a massive 50% discount (expires on the 18th) – so unless it’s the Yue maiden calling you (as this is the best price it will EVER be listed for) – then keep your eye’s open for the mega-sale starting in mid to late January 2020.

Last Call: 50% discount on the Yue Maiden

The Yue Maiden – Down from $900 to $450 – but only for two more days..
$450 Yue Maiden

Probably the Last Sword in Time For Christmas (and it’s a real bargain)

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From a sword sellers perspective, it is getting AWFULLY close to Christmas. As per our Official SBG Christmas Sword Buyers Guide – the earlier you get your Christmas orders in the better:

  1. Because the sheer amount of packages going everywhichway tends to result in much rougher handling than usual, and the chances of parcels getting lost or stolen skyrockets.
  2. If there’s a problem, it will be almost impossible to correct before its time to present the gift.

But this one comes from the Ryujin warehouse – and they are poised and ready for super fast shipping (so much so that if you change your mind and try to cancel, more often than not your order is already packed and out the door on its way to you..)

Anyway, you can (and should) read all that over on the main site here – in the meantime, here it is – one of the last new swords for 2019 – the Ryujin 65MN Spring Steel ‘TakWak’ Machete Sword.

Unlike most other blades in this price range and style that are made from stainless steel, this bad boy is made from oil tempered and hardened 65MN Spring steel and combines modern tactical style blades with ancient tradition with it’s unique handle – a full wrap of synthetic black rayskin bound under black rayon ito wrap (and even brass menuki!).

It’s an excellent little modern styled sword – but even better, the special introductory price of just $59.99!

Here’s a few additional high resolution pics of the blade and fittings.

Stock is limited and it’s already proving itself to be a great selling sword, so if you want one, get in quick!

$59.99 Ryujin ‘TakWak’