SBG Sword Store Blog

The deals just keep getting better, and this is one of the BEST – the acclaimed ultra durable 9260 spring steel blade of the A.P.O.C. Survival Katana.

With effectively a one piece construction, the design leverages the strength of properly heat treated 9260 spring steel to the hilt. Just check out this flex test to see how strong and flexible these blades are (do not attempt flex testing at home, repeated flexing of the blade can cause weakening of the blade, what is shown below is destructive testing).

The MSRP on these swords is a very reasonable $205 – and we normally offer them at a heavy discount at $164.95 – but from now until the end of the month and while stocks last you can get it for a ridiculously low price of just $124.95.

If you haven’t got one of these already, now is definitely the best time to dip your toe in the water and snap one up when they are being sold at such a low price we are almost giving them away..

As we approach the much anticipated Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sale period our friends at Dragon King have made two of their hottest items available at BELOW WHOLESALE pricing, so naturally we have passed the savings directly on to you guys.

The first item listed below wholesale is the original and very beautiful differentially hardened T10 tool steel blade of their ‘Bamboo Tanto’:

With wood carved to resemble a length of bamboo when sheathed, it secures a truly stunning differentially hardened blade with clear and lively hamon, complimented with silver habaki and classic Dragon King styling.

Normally sold for $199.99 on our site (MSRP is $275) you can pick it up below wholesale for just $164.99 and $5 shipping.

The second blade from Frenchie Jin’s team is a hard wearing, best of breed monotempered 5160 Spring Steel blade – the seasonal favorite Autumn Leaf Katana

With a 29.25″ long blade and 12.25″ handle, it’s a large and impressive blade – expertly tempered to bring the most out of 5160 Spring Steel’s impressive flex and durability. Great everyday value at $379.99 (MSRP is just shy of $500 at $495) you can practically steal it with the below wholesale price of only $269.99 while stocks last or until the end of the month, whichever comes first.

More deals and specials coming soon as we head closer to the ‘big day(s)’

The writing may well be on the wall for affordable, bare bones entry level swords and sword sets. Runaway inflation, bulk shipping prices going through the roof and supply chain issues are making ‘cheap swords’ rather pricey – and our friends at Ryujin swords have a cool but very basic functional sword (available with black or red saya) set that has effectively priced itself out of the market..

We are talking about their 3pc, 1045 carbon steel sword set with stand – which before the pandemic was priced at $129.99 plus shipping. But with these recent wholesale price hikes, we would now need to sell at closer to $180 plus shipping – and to me at least (and probably you too), this is not great value and not in keeping with the principle of only stocking swords that we like at a fair price..

With a bunch of these blade sets in stock – Ryujin offered the last of the stock at cost with no margin to clear them out and make space in the warehouse, and while we may actually lose a little money moving them at this price (we are trying just to cover the cost), we don’t want to see them stuck with these sets any longer as prices are likely to get worse before they get better – so we are offering them for a truly ridiculous closeout price of just $99.99!

While the fittings are pretty basic, the monotempered blades are quite functional and well made – perfect for a gift, for display or as a project piece.

Available with either black saya:

And also available with a vibrant glossy red saya:

Quite a few hot specials to choose from now, but as always get them while they are still in stock and readily available – because for swords like these and their ilk, this will be one of the last chances..