Oops.. It’s not long, it’s a bastard (sword)

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Ok, I’ll admit it – I flubbed.. The recent special on the Hanwei Longsword, was actually for it’s cousin, the Tinker Pearce BASTARD sword…

Tinker Pearce BASTARD Sword
 
 
Even published it in the Christmas edition of the Sword Buyers Digest (D’oh)..

The price and special sharpening option still apply of course, I think that was what I was more excited about than anything else and the deal is a good one so in the middle of writing the newsletter I mixed it up (hey, at least it wasn’t an Oakeshott mix up! Cough).

Moving on..

Anyway, some important news – Ronin Katana is basically out of stock and will be moving warhouse, so the last day of shipping before they re-open is the 4th of December.

Details on the Ronin Katana Store Page

So in other words, if you want to get something for Christmas from them – you’d better get it now. Stock levels are super low – but the one I liked quite a bit personally, the Seikykoku (I’m rather fond of black fittings on my Katana personally).

The Model 005 Fittings ‘Seikyoku’

Because it’s the only one with even a little bit of stock left, and becuse there are only 2 days to go, you can pick it up with a 10% discount – simply enter the coupon code:

Coupon Code:

BlackFittings

And you’ll get 10% off in the checkout – (coupon expires midnight, 3rd of December EST).

You can find it listed in the ‘Hot Specials’ Section here (and on the Ronin Page mentioned above of course)

Back with some more updates again shortly!

New Dynasty Forge Models – First Picks and Special Offer at SBG!

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Hi guys,

This is a bit of a special exclusive offer for SBG store visitors, and especially for anyone who is reading this blog right now (such as your fine self!).

Dynasty Forge are BACK – and they are back with a vengeance! We are proud to present you with several brand NEW products based on Dynasty’s 11 years of experience in the sword industry, and they have kindly offered SBG site visitors the first pick of the cream of the crop!

Additional selected new swords from their entire range will be added to the store over the coming days and weeks, but we kick it off with 3 Katana, one from their entry level monotempered Musha class, the Musashi – the clay tempered and Machine polished Silver Dragon from the Bushi Class and their elite hand polished, differentially hardened and forge folded (with 9000 layers) Daimyo Class Gold Eagle.

The Musashi has been around for a long time, but the new stock we are offering here is the November 2012 version – with a slightly longer blade now measuring at 29″ and standardized fittings creating a much better fit between the various components, addressing previous issues with poorly fit tsuka.

The Silver Dragon and the Gold Eagle are both brand new products – but built upon the solid foundation set by Dynasty since 2003 and take each class to a whole new level.

The Elite ‘Golden Eagle’ – a Katana with the Works..!

INTRODUCTORY OFFER – 10% DISCOUNT!

To celebrate our exclusive release of these swords we are offering all readers of this blog a whopping 10% discount on our first three Dynasty Forge listed swords from now until the 30th of November.

Simply enter the coupon code:

Dynasty10

In the checkout and Save on this exclusive SBG offer!

*Please note – this exclusive discount offer can only be used at the time of purchase, we cannot refund you 10% if you buy first and then see this post.

And Batch 21 is closed..

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Ok guys, that’s it – batch 21 is now officially closed and for the next couple of days my assistant and I will be going over the orders, making sure that everything is entered as it should be and getting the final instructions over to the forge so they can begin work.

Apologies to anyone who was not able to get in on this batch that wanted to – these swords are just too popular for their own good, which I suppose is understandable considering the price (especially as we have had to absorb some recent increases again, which leaves us with a paper thin margin now – but even though it would be very easy to increase the price, I’ll resist it for as long as we possibly can)..

At the same time, batch 20 should be hitting customs now so we will be pretty busy..

I’ll post again soon, but in the meantime to everyone in batch 21 – thanks for your order, I’ll be in touch with you personally very soon!

Thanks all,

– Paul

Batch 21 now open (but not for long)

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It’s official, the short run batch 21 is now officially open and taking orders – though as mentioned in previous posts it won’t be open for long…

If you want to order, best to get in quick – we will likely close very early next week though it really depends on how fast the orders come in. So far, they are coming in pretty quickly so if you want to get in on this batch now is definitely the best time to do so.

I’ll post another update when we close – so talk to you all again soon.

– Paul

Update

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Just another quick update – Batch 20 is well on the way from the forge and we are bracing ourselves for customs.. It’s going to be annoying and intensive, but rest assured we always do our best to minimize any delays..

Because now the forge does not have any custom orders that they are doing for us (though they are doing a few priority remakes on some swords and components that we were not happy with from batch 19) batch 21 is scheduled to officially open on the 31st of October..

As mentioned previously, this is going to be a very small and very tight run – and because there is so much going on (plus at the same time I am struggling a bit with a very nasty cold that will probably take 2-3 weeks to get over) I’m not sure if there will be time to answer all SBG custom Katana questions. I’ll do my best once we open up, but cannot guarantee anything at this point (sorry guys, I am working 24/7 but there simply are not enough hours in the day at the moment).

Got to go, I’ll post again soon.

 – Paul