{"id":334,"date":"2014-07-12T08:01:55","date_gmt":"2014-07-12T08:01:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/?p=334"},"modified":"2014-07-12T08:02:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-12T08:02:04","slug":"new-product-hanwei-cromwell-mortuary-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com\/wordpress\/new-product-hanwei-cromwell-mortuary-sword\/","title":{"rendered":"New Product: Hanwei Cromwell Mortuary Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cromwell looking non plussed as usual. Courtesy Wikipedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n

It is kind of ironic that they call this piece a Mortuary Sword as for a time it was “dead” (discontinued), then exclusively available here at CAS Iberia <\/a>(for $510 mind you, take it or leave it) – and then, only very recently, made available to wholesaler and resellers again..<\/p>\n

Thus, when we saw some of these incredibly ornate swords actually come in with the most recent CAS shipment of Hanwei swords – I HAD to bring them to the market for a reasonable price again..<\/p>\n

So we turned back the clock and listed them for US$299.99 WITH FREE SHIPPING!<\/p>\n

The original review that sparked my interest in this sword can be found on SBG here<\/a> – and it spurred me to test and review a lesser variant that, again, was discontinued (but I believe may also be coming back soon into stock and general distribution) – the “Mortuary Hilt Sword”<\/a> (click the link to read the review).<\/p>\n

While initially not my cup of tea, after handling and trying these swords out I have become rather fond of them and happy to support something a bit different than the usual run of the mill longsword or Katana..<\/p>\n

Here is a video of me messing around with\u00a0Hanwei’s budget version:<\/p>\n