SBG Custom Katana – nearly ready for next orders!

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We had to keep on pushing it back again and again, thanks to 4 swords that needed a little extra time to make, and then got stuck in customs for weeks… But now that these last few swords are finally clear and about to ship out to their patient customers, the time to open up for another batch of SBG Custom Katana is nearly upon us.

Price pressure is very much upon on with this batch – but at least for this batch, we will bite the bullet and keep it at the price it has been for many years now – $429.99 shipped. The quality of each batch has also been getting better – the most recent batch had a zero error rate, and only one sword failed QC as it had been dropped somewhere along the line and the tip was damaged slightly – so that one will be remade and the damaged sword sold off..

While it might not be unusual to experience a little damage like that on a sub $500 sword, as you know we QC these swords like they are priced in the thousands – and the end result, very, very happy customers.. Here is a pic one of the customers from this current batch had to say..

The quality is unbelievable – thick Mune, alternating Tsukamaki, ghosting hamon, extra hard edge, highly polished Kissaki.  I’m impressed.  Here’s a pic of “Zero” (that’s what I named it).  Thank you.

The downside is the wait time – waiting for the batch to open, close, get made, get inspected, and get shipped. But the upside is the amazing price for what you get, the overall quality of the blade and fittings, and our fine tooth comb QC – these swords are seriously underpriced and it is no wonder that people keep asking ‘can we take orders yet?’…

Well, the answer is, very soon – and if all goes well – we will be able to offer some Black Dragon swords from stock at the same time.. So watch this space SBG Custom Katana fans..!

New Improved Navigation

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Just finished a bit of a quick upgrade to the store by improving the navigation a bit.

I think that previously it was set up to make it easy for ME to find things there rather than site visitors – after all, I kind of knew what I was looking for when I use it, and casual or first time visitors to the store would probably end up with a little too much info, so I have simplified the side menu and used larger icon blocks instead of text to make finding broad categories easier and, I hope, more intuitive.

Still a few tweaks here and there needed to make it even more user friendly, but one thing at a time.

Speaking of small tweaks here and there, I decided to change up one of our special offers to what I was originally planning – and that is to offer the new basic 1045 Tantos as a free gift with every budget $149 entry level Katana to deliver the best value possible for our most affordable sword.

BUY ONE OF THESE

1060 Carbon Steel w/real hamon just $149.99!

AND GET ONE OF THESE

1045 carbon steel $29.99

FOR FREE!

It’s not easy to do, as the margins are so low to offer anything free on top is a stretch (which is why I changed it at the last minute) but in the end I wanted to make the very best deal possible so have changed it up accordingly. Find it and more in the Hot Specials Section, now prominently displayed at the top of the page.

Ryujin New Blade BONANZA!

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In recent months Ryujin Swords have added some exceptionally good new product choices for Katana such as their elite differentially hardened semi-custom sword series, followed closely by the 1060 carbon steel blades at the revolutionary price of just $150.

But it just keeps on getting better and better – and this time, due to popular request, they are branching out into other styles of traditional Japanese blades..

This one has been a long time in the making – and with it you finally make your own custom Daisho set with the Ryujin no-hi and bo-hi T10 Custom WAKIZASHI Series!

Priced as low as humanly possible, you can pick these awesome T10 tool steel blades up for just $184.99 PLUS you get your choice of a free double sword stand like the one pictured above or a gift/display box as below:

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Tanto & Shinobigatana

Additionally, we also added a series of very basic but quite tough 1045 carbon steel Tanto by Ryujin – they aren’t that fancy, but at $29.99 they are priced to sell. But it gets even better for people who want a Daisho set, because if you order the classic T10 Custom Katana that matches the Wakizashi – you get the Tanto for FREE!

So for example, if you order a T10 matching Daisho set, you can get the double sword stand to display it and a free Tanto to place below the two swords – all for the price we really should be selling just the Katana for!!

And last but not least, another 1060 blade – this time, a unique Ko Katana similar to the Bujinkan Shinobigatana style..

It is differentially hardened with a subtle suguha hamon, long 12.25″ tsuka and priced to sell like hotcakes at just $129.99!! Yes, you read that right – just $130..

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It really is a BONANZA, and while most free bonuses are built into the final price, ours come off the top of our own margin, so are genuinely free bonuses. Check out the full line up here in the store – 15 products and thousands upon thousands of different customization options, all assembled and shipped out in less than a week..!

Yup, Ryujin has definitely done it again…

A bit of a special one..

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A bit of a special sword to talk about in this post..

As part of the Legendary Swords Project, we have been collaborating with several US based artisans – and here we teamed up with Jeffrey R. Robinson, also known as Brother Banzai on the SBG forums, who has given one of our high end Forge Direct Feathesteel blade the Bronze by Jeffrey Robinson treatment..

And the results, well – they speak for themselves..

The sword here is the prototype for the Seraph Aegis, the ORIGINAL sword which a limited edition run of 20pcs that will become available over the coming months is based on.. And the ORIGINAL is for sale – at around the same price that the standard stock removal swords are sold at – and even includes a matching custom made scabbard as well!

The blade is both strong, with an Octagonal cross section capable of withstanding a surprising amount of punishment, and the solid bronze fittings are also sturdy and perfectly fitted to create a work of sword art that is as beautiful as it is deadly..

Naturally, there is only 1 available and rather than charge a premium for it, we are selling it almost at cost price..!

So if you are in the high end custom sword market and interested in something both original, beautiful and that is a part of SBG history – you really do need to take a close look at this one..

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Second Budget Chinese Sword – the $169 Tang Dynasty Jian

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Following hot on the heels of the Yong Lo Sword is a second budget Chinese Sword that looks like it should be sold for so much more than the asking price..

This one is the 65mn Spring Steel Tang Dynasty Two Handed Silver Jian

Ornate and highly detailed, at first glance it looks like it could be one of the high end swords from forge direct, and indeed if the blade was folded – it could be passed off as such which is what many sellers actually do, but at SBG we go the other way, sell it for a price based on what it costs – not what it looks like it should cost – and don’t mess around with a cheap and nasty folded blade but rather a nice monotempered 65mn Spring Steel blade with satin polish finish.

Apart from the crazy low price, and how attractive it looks, the most outstanding feature of this sword is the lighting fast handling – weighing only 2.1lbs with a point of balance 3.75″ from the guard!

Here is a quick video of the sword in action with a flex test and some tatami mat cutting at the forge where it is made.

Pretty good value, and our contribution to keeping sellers of Chinese Swords honest.

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