Ryujin Custom Katana Mega Sale Now On!

Our friends at the Ryujin Custom Katana warehouse are overstocked – and with Christmas just around the corner, we are offering the very best deal on genuine Ryujin T10 Tool Steel Custom Katana EVER seen..!

From today until the 10th of December you can pick up the classic Musashi iron tsuba themed limited edition version of the Ryujin Custom Katana for not $269.99 but just $179.99!!

And even the Elite Choji Hamon Musashi Tsuba version is also on special, down to just $399.99!!

And for those of you who are quick enough, we also have a very limited restock of the Custom O-Katana, available at the special introductory price of just $229.99! (but this one, due to its overall length, is only available to US customers).

The Limited Edition New O Katana Just $229.99

Assembled and shipped in less than a week from the Ryujin workshop in California, this is a truly amazing deal that experienced sword buyers know doesn’t come around like this very often.

So grab what you can while you can!

Check out the full Ryujin line up here

I liked it, but what do I know..

25% Off and ‘try before you buy’ offer on the BCI Chinese Jian

I have never been shy about letting people know when I was wrong about something, after all, when it comes to swords I am a jack of all trades and master of none.

So when I got some additional feedback on the new BCI Chinese Jian from an experienced CMA (Chinese Martial Arts) practitioner with 23 years experience, I listen and take it seriously.

When it comes to Jian, I know a fair bit about the different types, styles, history and what the ideal balance point requirements are for serious practitioners. And to me, the super lightweight BCI Jian (just 1.42lbs) was hard to put down. But despite this, it does not fulfill the requirements of high level Gong fu Practitioners – so I have had to rethink it..

In its own right, separated from the requirements of CMA practitioners, it is an excellent sword. And even the gentleman who pointed out its flaws from a CMA point of view to me had the following positive comments to make on it..

  • It has an  ‘aged and battle-ready look.’  There is a no-fuss, all-business and minimalist almost Zen-monk like aesthetic to the sword.  Brown and black are the ‘Chan’ or Zen colours in China.
  • You could say the guard is a ‘matte black,bat-shaped guard.’ The bat has positive connotations in China- and cool factor.
  • Dignified and elegant in appearance.
  • The broad, strong blade is well weighted for quick, accurate thrusting and advance lunges. It has the right strength for powerful ‘stop-thrusts’ and  good ‘pressing-power’.
  • The very sharp, stable and substantial blade is well gripped by the light weight cord-bound handle that allows for a sense of powerful extension of your arm in cutting.
  • The balance point and strength of the blade provide a strong sense of ‘forte’ (the part of the blade from mid-sword to hilt) for stable parrying.
  • The blade is perfectly suited for a confident ‘hanging guard’.
  • The wax cord binding on the handle provides positive grip with continued practice without becoming overly tacky or sticking.
  • The lightweight, minimalist scabbard keeps the overall feeling of lightness and readiness to the whole piece.
  • amazing 645gram weight.

But yes, it is just not what CMA practitioners are after.

So here is the deal..

We have seven of these swords still in stock – and once they are sold, that’s it. This is the first and the last run..

TRY BEFORE YOU BUY – PLUS a 25% DISCOUNT!

Because we cannot afford to carry the stock for a long period of time, first off is a huge 25% discount. This means we are selling them at a loss, but we need to recover the cash to put into new projects.

So to see if this rare and heavily discounted sword is right for you, I am offering a 30 day trial period where you can inspect it, do some dry handling, and see for yourself if you find it hard to put down like I did. If within 30 of receiving it, you decide you don’t like it, shoot us an email and you can send it back, no questions asked, and a full refund granted. The only limitation is because of this trial period, we have decided to make it available to US customers only – international shipping is just too expensive to be able to offer this, especially as we are already offering it well below the wholesale price we actually paid.

If this sounds good, then give it a try. While it failed to meet the stringent handling requirements of Gong Fu, as you can see in its own right, it is an awesome sword – at an awesome price, and I hope, with an awesome offer to see for yourself if you like it first hand and if not, just send it back..

Stock is limited to only 7 pieces and as I said, once they are all sold and gone, that’s it.

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Skull Themed ‘Shi’ Katana – Halloween Sale Special!

This one is a fantastic buying opportunity with a distinctive seasonal Halloween flavor.. (though with its razor sharp edge, its not really a good one for trick or treating!) – and I am talking of course about the sinister looking ‘Shi’ Katana by the artisans at Dragon King..

This unique original design has a skull themed motif throughout – but unlike most swords with themes like this one – it is no wallhanger, this is a fully functional top quality T10 tool steel blade with truly beautiful hamon and all black complimentary fittings..

Here is a quick picture of the hamon at the kissaki – as you can see it has geometric yokote and is really nicely polished to bring out the rich contrast..

And here is a picture of the infamous tsuba that gives it such a distinctive look..

The black on black design is complimented with silver accents – silver habaki, silver triple skull themed menuki, even a silver tooth on the skull!

And the best part is the price – normally around $830-970 – from now until Halloween you can pick this baby up for just $499.99 with FREE SHIPPING!

So what are you waiting for?

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Two New Hot Specials

From now until the 22nd of October, we have a couple of heavily discounted swords from Hanwei and Dragon King that bargain hunters may be particularly interested in.

The first is the Dragon King Warhorse Katana – a stunning T10 tool steel blade with real hamon that is normally sold from between $450 to $540. The price of this sword reflects the high standard of work done with the steel, below you can see a close up of the hamon showing just how smooth the polish and overall finish is of this piece.

It also comes with a unique silver habaki, menuki and seppa instead of the usual brass, and is completed with iron fittings in a traditional Samurai and Warhorse theme, real rayskin and emerald cotton ito wrap.

At $299.99 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA, this is an absolute steal – and with this discount – offers more value for money than any other sub $300 Katana currently on the market as it is NOT a sub $300 Katana..!

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The second sword is a MUST have for fans of hard core medieval swords, and lovers of BIG swords in particular.

I am talking about what is quite possibly the LARGEST production sword currently on the market, the massive LOWLANDER Sword..

Pictures rarely give you an indication of exactly just how BIG this sword really is.. But here is a photo taken of SBG member Fatecaller (who is well over 6′ tall himself) holding the standard version of this blade..

Yeah, it is really THAT BIG..

Now normally you would expect to pay a small fortune for so much steel, and most sword sellers will charge you an arm and a leg for shipping (because as expected, it is not only heavy, but it is so long it needs a special oversized box) but you can get it for our flat shipping rate of just $15.

Truly a beast of a sword – the usual retail price on this bad boy is $440 plus $40-$60 shipping, but from now until the 22nd of October you can pick it up for a mere $249.99 plus $15 shipping..

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Get these deals while you can..

  • Paul

Forge Direct Chinese 25% Off Special Offer

Right now, there is a bit of turmoil for the forges that make traditional Chinese swords for our Forge Direct Project.

Earlier this month, there was a big shakeup of the domestic industry over there.  90% of the time swords made by our Master Smith are for domestic Chinese customers, usually wealthy business owners, who want a Longquan sword for personal and cultural reasons. But this month, the Chinese government effectively hamstrung the traditional Chinese sword market by banning transporting swords domestically in the mail and via any couriers…

It will not be until the end of October before the effects of this are truly known and understood by the traditional Chinese sword making community over there. And indeed, discouraged, our own Master Smith who makes the Forge Direct Chinese line for us has decided to take his annual holidays from now until October – meaning that any orders placed now will not be fulfilled until early to mid December..

This puts us in a bit of a tricky situation – and the easiest solution is to temporarily remove all Forge Direct Chinese Swords from our store until he gets back to the forge. But instead, we made him an offer – if we can work together to provide a massive discount on the Forge Direct Chinese line to make up for the extended wait period and give him a nice boost of orders for when he comes back, well – it would be a win-win for everyone..

So here is the offer – 25% off the entire Forge Direct Chinese line until the 10th of October, after which we will temporarily put a hold on all new orders for Forge Direct Chinese until the effects of this domestic shipping ban are fully understood.

Because the future of this part of the sword market is now very uncertain, we STRONGLY recommend that if you have ever had an interest in historical Chinese swords – NOW is the time to secure one.. How long a forge can survive when 90% of its business has been stripped away overnight is very much in question.. And while I do not have a crystal ball and am not saying that this will be the last time we will ever be able to offer these swords, that future is a distinct possibility..

As stated, the only downside is that work will not commence until the forge re-opens in late October. But the upside is the huge 25% discount – and the possibility that after this promotion – we may not actually be able to offer these swords again.. (like I said, this is not 100% – but it is very possible that if the forge is forced to change direction and make swords purely for export – Chinese swords like these will become almost impossible to procure)…

Click here to see the current line up of swords while they are still available