A few months ago we had a shipment of the official SBG Black Dragon Forge swords arrived, but our inspection team found a small problem..

For some reason, there was a bit of looseness with the handles – nothing major, but as our levels of QC on these swords and the SBG custom katana – both made at the same forge – we simply could not accept it.

After extensive negotiations with the forge we have repaired all the swords by permanently attaching the tsuka to do away with the wiggle once and for all. The only downside is that the swords cannot be disassembled – however if you are happy with the designs – you won’t need to as they are about as solid now as any sword could ever be..

But the upside (at least for you guys) is that we have discounted them by an average of $100 off the standard sale price!

Grab them while you can, the forge is taking extra steps to ensure this will never happen again – so this deal will NOT be repeated and they are only available at these prices while stocks, which were extremely limited to begin with, last..

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From today until the 5th of June we have three of Hanwei’s Best discounted to below wholesale prices.

The first sword is the stunning Lion Dog Katana, made from Hanwei’s own answer to the ultimate katana steel, their proprietary HWS-1S Steel Alloy with one of the most attractive natural hamons ever seen on a production blade:

The Stunning Hamon of Hanwei’s HWS-1S Steel Blades

As nice as the hamon is the savings you can get if you are quick – down from a MSRP of $1,400 – down from our normally heavily discounted price of $929.99 to a ridiculously low $679.99..

The second sword is the classic Wind and Thunder Katana, a true power cutter down from $990 to just $499.99! And finally, for fans of medieval swords, the ultra durable – big and beefy – River Witham sword – down from $290 to a true bargain basement price of just $159.50..

All of this swords are brand new, best quality blades – not factory seconds or blemished swords – and the only reason why they are selling at such low prices is because Hanwei needs to rotate their stock on a regular basis – and these three excellent swords all just happened to become available at the same time.. But these bargains never last long, so if one of them interests you – you need to act fast..

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SALE EXPIRED 22nd May

The Golden Oriole Katana and Wakizashi are a Hanwei classic.. These were some of the first swords made from T10 tool steel, and with features such as iron, gold inlaid fittings, rich blue saya and imported Japanese cotton ito, they were – and remain – some of the classiest Dojo ready cutting swords currently on the market..

But from now until the 22nd of May you can pick BOTH the Katana and the Wakizashi for less than the cost the Katana itself typically sells for elsewhere – just $880 with FREE SHIPPING in the USA..

If you have ever wanted a top quality Paul Chen Daisho set, THIS is your “Golden” opportunity..

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Available While Stocks Last

From now until the 24th of April we have two of Hanwei’s finest swords available at below wholesale prices..!

The first sword is the stunning Musashi XL Light Katana, with a unique blade profile designed specifically for fast cuts against tatami mats and other light targets in a dojo setting.

Here you can see a picture of the blade profile, very deep and razor sharp with bo-hi to make it extra fast and provide a loud tachi kaze (sword wind sound) when it swishes through the air.

Add to this attractive leather ito wrap over real rayskin, iron Musashi themed fittings and high end Hanwei quality, this sword usually retails for a MSRP of $950 but its available at less than half price while our sale lasts.

And for medieval sword enthusiasts, we have the 5160 Spring Steel Rhinelander Bastard Sword.

This awesome cutting sword has been out of stock for many months, but Hanwei accidentally over-ordered and this is brand new, just landed stock available at below wholesale pricing for the lucky few quick enough to grab one.

Get these deals while you can – the deal lasts until April 24th or until sold out, so don’t miss out on this opportunity!

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It’s funny how quickly things can change when you are dealing with proud types like Master Smiths..

They have argued from day one that our prices on these swords were too low.. But we wanted to be able to offer these swords to people who otherwise could not afford the full retail price or the trip to the forge in Longquan to buy them directly..

I am not sure which sword did it (though I can guess) but they found our low markup devalues their work, and just a few hours ago I was told in no uncertain terms that we have until April the 10th to wind up the Project once and for all..

It is a shame it came to this.. I should have known as I saw it happen years ago with Chris Zhou and Musashi Swords. The Master Smiths are proud people, and even prouder when it comes to swords that are symbols of their lineage and heritage..

They have been gentlemen about it, make no mistake. Our conversation on this line was civil and polite. But the end result was that from April the 10th the main smiths we work with on Forge Direct will no longer accept new orders from us..

It does not mean that the entire project will end. Two of the Swords are actually a new collaboration with Master Xianlong who made the original Jian of Marquis and the Dragon Dao for Project X and he is still willing to work with us and we will expand on the two designs he currently has agreed to make for us. But the vast majority of the designs we have offered from the beginning will be off the table starting the 10th of April..

So Here is the Deal

The Smiths have agreed to one FINAL run. And they have also offered us a price amnesty, as we were able to argue that at such short notice, it is not always possible to pay even our relatively low prices that so upset the Master Smiths (you may have seen it before, but the typical price of these is TWICE what we offer them for..)

So what we are willing to do is forgo our share of the profits and give YOU all one last chance before they are all gone for good..

Almost ALL the old Archives designs are back for one last time. After the 10th of April, they will all be archived permanently – never to be sold again.

It is a shame it came to this – and we will try to keep Forge Direct rolling with Master Xiaolong, but it will take some time.. For the time being, we have archived the Spring Collection and brought back all 8 classic Forge Direct Designs at 25% off for the very last time..

What more can I say. If you want to own your own piece of Chinese and SBG History, you have until April 10th..

Check the Final Selection Here