It’s finally here – batch 44 of the Custom Katana!

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We had to keep pushing this one back thanks to 4 swords from the previous batch that shipped separetly from the main batch and spent longer than usual clearing customs. But the good news is, better late than never, batch 44 is now open until the 17th of October to take new orders.

This is a pretty rare opportunity – this is only the second batch this year and will be the last for 2018 as well. And even though we REALLY should increase the price, at least this time, it is still a bargain at just $429.99..

Yeah, we really do need to push that price up soon.. Anyway, it’s here, it’s open – and if you want one, you know what to do:

SBG Custom Katana

Forge Direct ‘to heck with the tariffs’ Mega Sale..

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Ever since the talk of possible tariffs in the US to be levied against Chinese imports, it appears that many people in the USA have become hesitant to order the Forge Direct series of Swords – and understandably.

Exactly what tariff will be leveled when is simply not clear, now is how much it will be, how it will be levied and policed, etc is all up in the air, and as a result – sales of this line have bottomed out to the point where if we don’t take some kind of action, many of the products we offer will have to be removed as the smaller forges who work with us as part of the project go under.

So, after much consultation, we have decided to offer a 25% Discount MEGA SALE on the Forge Direct Line up (excluding only the Katana series, as they are already priced at rock bottom and the smith who makes them did not wish to extend the discount).

This 25% discount is ON TOP of the 40% discount currently in place for Michael Jie’s Forge Direct Fantasy swords, which may well be the very best opportunity to pick up a master smith forged blade for pennies on the dollar..

And even if you AREN’T in the USA, because of the expected increase in volume orders – we can offer the 25% discount to EVERYONE – it just so happens that this way, if a Tariff finally DOES actually end up being levied on North American orders, you still come out ahead – and if it is NOT levied, well, you get the bargain of the year..!

Anyway, take a look at what we have on offer – the entire line up of discounted swords can be found here – with the Chinese Line here and the Fantasy Line (the most heavily discontented) here.

Just don’t miss this sale, these mega sales have happened a couple of times before, but are very rare – and this one expires midnight the 3rd of October, so get in while you can..

FORGE DIRECT 25% OFF MEGA SALE

NOTE: As of the time of writing this post, there are currently NO tariffs in place that apply to sword imports. This may well change, but for now, it’s plain sailing..

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…