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Jun 15, 2009, Production Katana swords: A Discussion

An overview of the current production Katana swords on the market by Marc Ridgeway

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Jun 7, 2009, Production Sword Makers information sheets

Comprehensive list of all major sword makers with links to news, general info, common issues, visitor experiences, reviews and much more.

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Jun 6, 2009, Excuse the mess

Just a note that SMG is currently in the process of going through a MAJOR overhaul and expansion in the next couple of months. So while things may be a bit chaotic for a while, don't worry - once the dust has settled I think you'll find it a much better and more informative site...

Apr 25, 2009, John Lundemo from Odinblades Prototype Warder Sword

A picture of the Odinblades designed Prototype of the Wader sword before being sent off to the forge for production. Looks very promising!

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Mar 25, 2009, The Raptors have landed! (well, nearly)

While they wont actually be landing until Summer 09, Hanwei's first through hardened blades - the raptor, look set to ruffle some feathers.

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Oct 28, 2008, Cheness Tanto only weeks away from release

The long anticipated Cheness 9260 Tanto is only a few weeks away.

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Aug 27, 2008, Slight 'Hiccup' in Supply Coming on Chinese made swords

With extremely strict export and import procedures put in place before and during the Olympics, the Chinese government halted all shipments of swords out of the country during this time.

Considering that most shipments of Chinese made swords are shipped in bulk via seafreight, this will likely cause a bit of a hiccup in supply of swords in the US market for the coming 1-2 months before the shipments come in.

Some manufacturers may be hit harder than others depending on how they prepared for it, but if you see many retailers starting to run a bit low on supply, you'll know why...