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They are perhaps the most anticipated swords of this Spring – and they are finally here. Well, almost..

The shipment is in Savannah at the time of this blog post and so only days away from being unloaded, NOW is the chance to secure one before they are all snatched up – for not only are they marked down in price at the SBG Sword Store, but shipping is FREE (though the downside is, we are only able to ship out the swords to US based addressed).

The first of the two new swords in the A.P.O.C. Tactical Series is the so called Survival Broadsword – Gus Trims take on a tactical double edged blade designed for close in quarters fighting.

The second sword of the series is an updated version of the extremely utilitarian wasp waisted gladius – the aptly named Wasteland Gladius

With free shipping and limited opportunities to secure them before they are sold out, at our prices why not get both!?

Check out the current A.P.O.C. Line Up HERE

This sale is rather unexpected, but with a new shipment of swords fresh from the forge due next month, the official distributor for Paul Chen’s Hanwei Forge swords – Cas Iberia – are offering their vendors big discounts until the end of the month.

We weren’t expecting it, but the deals are so good we had to pass them on. So here it is, below wholesale special pricing on ALL the medieval swords we have in stock from Hanwei – 10 swords total, and with the discounts most are available for just under $200!

At these prices, the most popular swords are sure to sell out fast – and there are some real beauties in there. As you know, our every day prices are well below the MSRP, and with these discounts save you an additional 20% off!

Have a look and see what is on offer, you will be glad you did.

HANWEI MEDIEVAL OVERSTOCK SALE

We last offered it up for sale in May last year, and here it is again – pricing well below the usual cost/wholesale pricing with FREE SHIPPING on this traditional and very attractive practical cutting Katana by the artisans at Dragon King.

This sword is the complete package and a great mid-level production sword that ticks all the boxes, including:

• Strong, custom made iron tsuba and fuchigashira
• Buffalo horn kurikata on the saya
• Super tight cotton ito wrap with unique silver menuki
• Geometric yokote with beautifully polished kissaki
• Hard wearing and attractive sageo cord
• Expertly tempered blade with stunning real hamon
• Currently below cost sale price gets you this $900 sword for less than half price.

If nothing else – it is worth the price of admission for this blade alone:

CLICK HERE TO GET YOURS

Offer ends 28th of February and while stocks last

Yes, the mega-sale is over – but not all of the bargains and sword buying opportunities have gone.. Not by a longshot..

As you can see from the previous post, we just added a new one off super special scratch and dent offer. But from the sale, here are some of the cool offers still available..

DARKSWORD CLOSEOUT SALE

The $75 discount plus free shipping and free sharpening offer on those 3 DSA blades is still ongoing and will be until the swords are sold out.. And as they are selling fast, if there is one design that you like the most out of the three, its a good idea to get in fast.

CLOSEOUT PRICING ON THE BLACK DRAGON SANMAI KATANA

We still have around 6 of the closeout Sanmai laminated Katana by the Black Dragon Forge. The sword is worth over $600 but is being closed out at just $479.99 with FREE SHIPPING.

NEW MEDIEVALS AND MEDIEVAL RESTOCKS

In addition to holding the pricing over on the full restock of medieval swords by Paul Chen’s Hanwei Forge (click here for our current selection) there are still those two brand new Italian styled swords by Ronin Katana. All of these swords are sub $300 and are being sold at the lowest possible mark up to give you truly amazing value for money

GUY GILCHRIST CUSTOM SAYA

And of course, you can still get these extremely unique, custom made Custom Saya by Guy Gilchrist. Guy is open to any and all designs that you can think of, it doesn’t have to be a teenage mutant ninja turtle or Muppet theme – the sky is the limit..!

And there’s more…

In truth, EVERY DAY is like a mega-sale at our store. Our prices are what most other sellers call their sale prices, and heavy discounts well beyond what most other sellers offer are in-built into our every day low pricing.

Our best deals are listed in the HOT SPECIALS section – and there are some crazy good offers in there. But do some price shopping comparisons and you’ll see that the best deals on swords are right here at the SBG Sword Store..

We just closed off on Batch 45 of the Custom Katana a couple of days ago – not sure if was bad timing or what – but we barely got enough orders to be able to justify sending them through to the forge..

It’s no huge surprise, in recent years despite holding the price to the point where we are losing money – the number of orders has been steadily decreasing.. And this time around, so low that the project that we have been running for the last 10 years was nearly cancelled..

While some of it may be due to bad timing, the main reason orders have been disappearing is because the eBay and AliBaba sellers in China have become more and more aggressive – and more and more dishonest – promising things that they cannot do or lying about the steels and processes used. And so honest sellers can’t compete when sellers take local pig iron and claim it is Tamahagane on a $300 sword.. (please, please – NEVER attempt to cut with one of these monstrosities..)

The truth of these sellers is discussed here – not all are bad, and it is possible to get a good sword, but it is a total crapshoot – with more crap than shoot..

We would not mind losing orders if someone actually stepped up to the plate and did what we are doing, but better.. But losing them to dishonest business practices is bad for everyone..

Anyway, apologies for the mini-rant – we will do our best to try and keep the project going and get the word out to people to be extra careful when doing business with these companies whose offers are too good to be true.. (its really frustrating when we know they are using cheap 1045 carbon steel but claiming it is L6 or 9260 or – whatever will get them the sale!).

In the meantime, as Chinese New Year comes to and end, Batch 44 should ship out and Batch 45, which is being finalized with the customers in case of any last minute changes, will begin. We hope it is not the last one – just the QC we offer makes these swords worth the price point..

Case in point (and a great opportunity for one lucky, fast person) below is a Custom Katana from Batch 43 that failed QC at our end and was not sent to the customer (we made them a new one from scratch)

What is wrong with it? This.

I don’t know of any eBay seller who would catch a tiny chip like that, tell the customer and remake the sword for them.. Indeed, THESE are the kind of blades they WANT as they can get them cheap (eBay sellers are always asking the big forges for their scraps, rejects and QC fails)..

Instead, we sell it at a huge loss rather than throw it away or try and trick someone into buying it as a new sword – and like I mentioned – someone who is quick enough can get this rejected sword (which has a folded blade with Kobuse Lamination and Leather ito with hishigami) for less than half its value ($299 with free shipping) – click here if you are interested, there is only one available of course..

Anyway, /rant. I will update you all again in due course.. In the meantime, please do all you can to get the word out about these dishonest sellers and don’t fall for their false promises. Every now and again it IS possible to get a good deal with them, but more often than not, you don’t get what you ordered..