To commemorate the Year of the Dragon in 2024, our friends at Ryujin swords take one of their quality T10 tool steel, differentially hardened solid bodied blades decked out in quality fittings and adds two stunning traditional Dragon Horimono engraving styles to choose from, all at the crazy low price of just $179.99!
The only difference between the two designs is the engraving style, so pick which one you like and grab a limited edition bargain before they are all sold out..
Inflation has been eating away at the profit margins of sword sellers for quite some time now. However after raising the price of the Ryujin Custom Katana series from $249.99 to $279.99 to factor in our skyrocketing costs, sales have gone down to a point where it’s a little unsustainable, and that would mean raising the price even higher again..
However, there was one part of the Ryuin custom sword that added the highest cost and that is the selection of 24k gold coated 1045 carbon steel tsubas which added an average of $50 to the overall build cost.. And with costs rising, adding this as the default option no longer makes sense.
So from today we are reverting to the all black versions of the tsuba with no gold plating as the default and charging an additional cost if you want to upgrade to the gold and/or silver coated tsubas – which magically brings the price back down to $249.99 and hopefully sees us return to sustainable sales levels on this very cool concept we have run for the last 7 or 8 years.
Now it is totally up to you if you want to pay a little extra and get a much nicer looking tsuba, or are content with something more subtle and subdued for a $30 saving (after all, both are made from the same metal – and the real value of these swords is in the blades themselves and the ability to mix and match themes and colors to create your own unique sword delivered in record time).
Plus we added an additional tsuba, a stainless steel piece with a classic Celtic Triquetra imprint reminiscent of Michonne’s sword from the Walking dead:
Additionally, there are also a few extra tsuba returned and added as an option, along with upgraded saya – one with Mother of Pearl inserts and another with the top section wrapped in buffalo horn, each available for an additional $50 if you want to really make your design next level (and can STILL keep it sub $300!).
What better way is there to kick off a new year than with some brand spanking new blades? I don’t know of a better way, so here’s 3 cool new blades from Ryujin Swords to start the new year off with!
SUPER COOL
Black Back Mounted Katana
The fullered 1045 carbon steel blade is the clean lined and well tempered centerpiece of this sword, but it is the complete package with faux leather wrapped black on black hit, tsuba and unique patterned leather wrapped wood core saya (scabbard) with a back wearable strap for when the going gets tough..
A total bargain at just $129.99, but on sale right now for a measly $84.99..
With the economy more or less gone to the dogs, it makes sense that if you want a fancy sword but don’t have several hundred dollars to have someone else make it for you, you could save a small fortune by doing it yourself. This simple but sturdy 1045 carbon steel blade housed in Black Shirasaya fittings could be just the ticket as the foundation of your own sword project – or you could just leave it as is as a cool display piece, affordable blade to practice sharpening and polishing on – the possibilities are endless when it is priced at just $99.99 $69.99..
The blade is perfectly tempered length of hard wearing 65mn spring steel. The hilt, simple black on black – the saya, form fitting and weather resistant ABS with a highly detailed UV print of Cranes and Cherry Blossoms. But the price at just $74.99 for a spring steel blade like this, a bargain – and at our current sale price of $49.99, a TOTAL Bargain!
While our most aggressive sales are behind us, December still has a few nice surprises in store for any last minute bargain hunters..
Lovers of Medieval Swords Will Appreciate:
Lovers of Medieval Swords will appreciate the two incredibly tough, Gus Trim designed 9260 Spring Steel Oakeshott accurate arming swords – with the Kingston Arms Type XIV and Type XVIII:
Lovers of Japanese Swords will appreciate the traditional styling of the Dragon King Lotus King Katana and Wakizashi set that can be purchased as stand alone items in their own right or combined together to make a very attractive matched Daisho set:
And for those who shy away from traditional blades and prefer something more contemporary with a spring tempered blade, look no further than the Dragon King 5160 Spring Steel Winter Sun Katana to embrace the changing season in icy steel..
And finally, lovers of Chinese Blades will appreciate the amazing value on offer from the long time classic Dao by Paul Chen’s Hanwei Forge – the Oxtail Dao which at its current pricing is an ABSOLUTE STEAL.
Well, the largest sale in SBG history is finally over. As we stated in teh last post, the number of people who took advantage of the crazy discounts on offer over the Black Friday/CyberMonday period was quite overwhelming and has caused a bit of a shipping backlog that probably won’t be cleared until around this time next week..
In the meantime though, for those of you who missed out we still have a few deals that are continuing from the November Mega-sale.
Here are the brands still on special in December:
The clearout and closeout sale from November continues into December with a 40% discount on the last models from the original series – including the stunning solid brass fitting and wire wrapped 5160 Spring Steel Excalibur sword – still a TOTAL bargain at just $274.99:
You will also find a decent selection of Roman Gladii, daggers and a few other items – but stock is running out fast so don’t less this closeout sale pass you by..
As per a request from the forges to continue with our Forge Direct and Project X line – those three lines (Forge Direct Chinese, Forge Direct Japanese and Project X Katana) are STILL available with a discount from 25-30% – though how much longer we can keep it open depends on how well they keep selling.
If people keep buying at this price point, we can keep the discount – but if it drops off, that is when the sale price will end or be adjusted down.
In the meantime, we will post here if and when we can secure any additional Holiday Season specials – but for now, if you are in the market for massively discounted last chance swords and high end Asian blades – grab these deals before they too are gone for good…
