OVERVIEW: The $429.99 SBG Custom Katana Series is made in ‘batches’ with all orders collected over a given period made and shipped out at the same time.
Due to the nature of custom made items and the lengthy process of inspecting each sword once at the forge and also by our Canadian shipping team, delays are – while we do our best to minimize them – largely to be expected.
Below is the status report of any current batches and previous batches. Please check here frequently for updates.
Batch Status Details
Current Status: Batch 46 – on indefinite hold
Due to increasing aggressive marketing from China based eBay and Alibaba, etc ‘forges’ (usually housewives zipping around on e-bikes from forge to forge picking up scraps and rejects) and their promises to make anything at an unrealistic/impossible price (delivering exactly what was ordered is an extremely rare event, while we on the other hand almost always get it exactly as ordered – or if not offer the customer the option to have it remade for free) it is no longer viable to compete with these sellers.
With a general lack of interest in reviving the line, victory has gone to the dishonest while collectors on a budget end up getting much less than what they bargained for..
Or like in the picture below, sometimes much, much MORE..
Read more about multitude of ways these sellers scam customers and why they are best avoided here in our article “Japanese Swords for Sale on eBay: the Truth Revealed”).
BATCHES CURRENTLY IN PROGRESS
Batch 45 (The Final Batch?)
Order Period: January 28th to February 12th 2019. Original Expected delivery in early June 2019.
STATUS: 95% shipped, one straggler order where an exception was made on shipping is still not 100% accounted for.
COMPLETED BATCHES ARCHIVE
Batch 44
Order Period: 28th of September to 17th of October 2018. Expected delivery in late January/early February 2019. Revised ETA – early March (see status below)
STATUS: Nearly All Shipped
Batch was completed at forge but stalled due to Chinese New Year shutdown at the port in China. All Swords accounted for and passed both QC and customization checks with flying colors (100% accuracy). All swords but one have been shipped (trying to contact a customer to get a daytime # to be able to safely ship is holding back final completion).
Batch 43
Some of the swords from batch 43
Order Period: 30th of March to 14th of April 2018 – initially with expected delivery in late July.
DETAILS:
28th August – all but four swords shipped, these last four needed some extra time to complete. 21st of September, those last four swords FINALLY clear customs.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Some of the swords from batch 42
Batch 42
Order Period: 17th of October to 4th of November 2017 with original expected delivery in mid to late February 2018.
DETAILS:
Estimated Delivery: mid to late February 2018. Actual delivery late February to early March.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Some Swords from Batch 41
Batch 41
Order Period: 26th of May to 15th June 2017
DETAILS
Estimated delivery: originally mid-late September 2017. Orders closed on 15th of June. Forge commenced production from 20th of June.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 40
Order Period: 18th of May Until 17th June 2016 – EXTENDED UNTIL 24th of June.
DETAILS
Estimated delivery: September 17th, 2016 – Revised Schedule, early March 2017. Worst delay experienced to date due to previous delayed batches, Chinese New Year and customs delays..
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 39
Order Period: 18th of April to 17th May 2016
DETAILS
Estimated Delivery: August 17th 2016 – Revised Schedule, mid-late November 2016
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 38
Order Period: 17th of March to 17th of April 2016
DETAILS
Estimated Delivery: July 17th 2016 – Revised Schedule, early November..
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 37
Order Period: 17th of February to 17th of March 2016
DETAILS
Estimated Delivery: June 17th 2016. Revised ETA – Late September. Ran extremely far behind schedule, causing a flow on effect on all following batches.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 36
Order Period: 7th June to 7th July 2015
DETAILS
Expected delivery: October 15th, Revised Delivery: Late January 2016, delayed due to previous backlog, and Christmas/New Years custom clearance delays.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 35
Order Period: 7th May to 7th June 2015
DETAILS
Expected delivery: September 15th, 2015. Revised delivery: last days of October, early November.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 34
Order Period: 7th April to 7th May 2015
DETAILS
Original estimated delivery: July 15, 2015. Revised delivery: early October 2015
UPDATE: Delayed due to batch 32. Came in behind Schedule – arrived late October 2015.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 32
Order Period: 7th February to 7th March 2015
DETAILS
Original Estimated delivery: June 15, 2015. Revised delivery: by end of September.. Came in behind schedule.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 31
Order Period: 5th November to 5th December 2014
DETAILS
Expected delivery: February 15, 2015. Came in behind schedule.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 30
Order Period: 10th October to 5th November 2014
DETAILS
Expected delivery: February 15, 2015. Came in behind schedule.
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 29
Order Period 5th of August to 5th September 2014
DETAILS
Closed 5th September with expected delivery 27th December 2014 to 15th January 2015 (TOO LATE FOR CHRISTMAS 2014, may come in earlier, but please do not depend on it when placing an order)
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 28
Order Period 5th July 2014 to 5th August 2014
DETAILS
Closed midnight 5th of July with expected delivery 15th November 2014
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 27
Order Period 5th June 2014 to 5th July 2014
DETAILS
Closed midnight 5th of July with expected delivery 15th October 2014
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 26
Order Period 5th May 2014 to 5th June 2014
DETAILS
Closed midnight 5th of June with expected delivery 15th September 2014
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 25
Order Period 5th April 2014 to 5th May 2014
DETAILS
Closed midnight 5th May with expected delivery 15th August 2014
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 24
Order Period: 5th March 2014 – 5th April 2014
DETAILS
Closed midnight 5th of April with estimated delivery by July 15th 2014
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Batch 23
Order Period 5th February 2014 to 4th March 2014
DETAILS
Closed midnight 4th of March with expected delivery by June 5th 2014
PROGRESS: COMPLETE
Previous to Batch 23 all batches were were paused from one to the next.
