Ryujin Custom Katana!

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This product has been over a year in the making..

Launched only yesterday, we already sold out of the 5 ELITE versions with Choji Hamon (more are on the way ealy next year) but the good news is we just got stock of the BO-HI version of the full basic custom option sword..

The main difference between the two models currently on offer is the Custom Tsuba and Saya Option model has a black ito handle wrap as standard, is $20 less and has slightly fewer saya options (only those that best match black ito handles). The FULL custom katana as it stands has the same blade, but more saya options and your choice of 8 tsuka colors too for just $20 more, so which one you choose depends on what look you are going for.

If you want a traditional black ito style sword and are focusing more on the tsuba you like, the Custom Tsuba and Saya Option is for you:

If on the other hand you want to change out everything and want blue, red, white, gold, purple, green or brown ito and a matching saya style to go with it, well the standard Ryujin Custom Katana is the one you will need to get:

We will have the solid bodied versions coming in late December and a restock of the Choji hamon ELITE katana early next year, so in the meantime – if you have no idea what all the fuss is about, you will probably want to read our latest site review on SBG here.

Happy Customizing!

Hanwei Restock!

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Just in time for Christmas, two container loads of new Hanwei stock has arrived and restocked some old classics across the board – plus introducing Hanwei’s newest blade for Zombie Slaying, the Hanwei High Performance Survival Kukri..

The restock is extensive, many blades that have not been available all this year are back – and much to my personal delight, so are two classic razor sharp cutting Dao including one of my favorite swords of all time, the Practical Gongfu Broadsword..!

Amazing value, check out every instock sword here

Happy thanksgiving all!

 

Forge Direct Super Sale!

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With Christmas and Chinese New Year looming, NOW is definitely the best time to order one of our Forge Direct Swords from Project X..

So to sweeten the deal, for a limited time only we are bringing back 4 previously archived designs – plus discounting the entire range by a whopping 10% across the board!

This offer will not last long – from today until the 5th of December 2015, so if you missed out before or have been on the fence, now is your golden opportunity to pick up some rare Mastersmith forged Chinese blades spanning a time period of over 2000 years and save money at the same time!

Click here to check out the entire line up

Custom Katana Update…

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What a long, hard road it has been – but finally some light at the end of the tunnel..

Batches 34 is basically shipped except for a handful of swords that we are tracking down now and batch 35 was recently completed, leaving only batch 36 which was originally supposed to come in October 15th but due to the running delays at the forge starting from batch 32 onwards, are about 2 months behind like everything else..

The good news is that under normal circumstances we would be nearly in a position to start taking new orders again, but with the forges Chinese New Year shutdown looming for February, it would almost certainly run into yet ANOTHER delay, which would not be a good start for a relaunch..

So even though it will mean a period of 8 months where no new orders will be taken, we think it is best to clear the slate, take a rest – and start anew, taking orders for batch 37 in February while the forge is closed down for the New Year celebrations..

Apologies to everyone either waiting on an order or waiting for us to re-open new commissions, we really have done our best and it is the nature of any custom made product that at times there will be unavoidable delays. Even though the amount of work, stress and cost involved is quite phenomenal – I take pride in knowing we are providing a unique service with an unheard of level of quality at this price point and feel that we owe it to the community not to give up – as tempting at times as it may be..

Will update you all again soon, in the meantime for the latest batch information please check the custom katana batch status page here