Before You Even Think About Buying Swords Online, check in the:

Sword Buyers Directory
(Reliable Vendors of Swords Online)

Not all sellers of swords online were created equal...

And at the end of the day, as my good friend and associate Jason at Arms of Valor once said, "it all comes down to customer service and price".

Of course the problem when shopping for swords online is that you can't always tell a good seller from a bad one by the look of their site alone...

Some of the 'bad' looking sites are actually some of the most honest. And some of the most professional looking sellers of swords online are either new and about to go out of business (taking your money with them), deal in VOLUME and couldn’t care less about customer service and some are even complete scam artists! (libel laws prevent me from naming them, but there are and have been some real BAD apples out there).

"Fortunately there is now a quick and easy way to sort the goats from the sheep..."

To save you the loss and hassle of learning the hard way, I've used the feedback of the SBG sword community to sift through all the fly by niters and 'couldn't care less' sellers of swords online for you.

The end result is the Sword Buyers Directory - where you will find only the very best, tried and tested vendors who specialize in selling affordable, sub US$300 swords online - all listed together in one easy to find place.

Now I’m not saying that if you find sub US$300 swords online elsewhere you are automatically going to get ripped off...

But at least with the directory you know WHERE To go to get swords online at the best price from truly reliable and dedicated vendors - as well as place to share your own warnings and recommendations with the rest of the sword buying community!

Make a Selection Tried and Tested North American Vendors International Sword Stores by Region Make a recommendation or post a warning

In the 'primarily stocks section' a brand name sword highlighted in bold indicates that this vendor has the best prices for these particular swords online. Combine this with these recommended sellers excellent customer service - and the choice where to buy a particular brand of sword is made easy... (as we all know that some of the other 'lowest prices' sellers of swords online can be 'bottom dwellers' - and sell defective swords...)

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MY PERSONAL FAVORITE... Arms of Valor Established: 1998 Location: 206 Capri Cove West, Niceville, FL 32578 Primarily Stocks: Generation 2, Darksword Armory, Windlass Steelcrafts Website: www.armsofvalor.com When I first started buying sworsd online - Arms of Valor were my vendor of choice and I can strongly recommend them as reliable, efficient, informed and easy going people to deal with. Very fast and reliable delivery, excellent prices and exceptional customer service AoV are always going above and beyond the call of duty. They also pre-inspect their swords before shipping, and only stock swords that they personally feel are worthwhile. Furthermore, they also offer an in house sword customization service and optional hand sharpening all at extremely surprising rates. I cannot recommend them enough - true sword enthusiasts and members of the SBG Sword Community and Forum. MEET YOUR VENDOR! Interview with Jason from Arms of Valor 10% DISCOUNT OFFER TO ALL SBG VISITORS! Mention my site when you order and you'll get a huge 10% discount on their entire range of Generation 2 swords! Click here for details

The Very Best North American Sword Vendors
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The following sellers of swords online have either been pre-screened by SBG or recommended by several SBG visitors. The ones with store images and an asterix (*) next to their name have a particularily good working relationship with SBG and come highly recommended.

KULT OF ATHENA* Primarily stocks: Windlass, Hanwei, Deepeeka, Albion Website: Kult of Athena Never mind about the funny name - the reality is that if there was ever a vote for the most popular and most respected seller of swords online by the sword community (especially with members of forums such as MyArmoury, SFI and SBG), there is little doubt in my mind that Kult of Athena would win it... It's pretty easy to see why they are so popular. Here's a few reasons to start with: Incredibly low prices and margins (they continually check the internet for the best prices of other stores, and then BEAT them) Very quick and honest responses to customer enquiries (they KNOW their products well) Lightning fast at cost shipping (WORLDWIDE) Clear in stock designators (with around 1,500 items in stock and good to go at any given time) A generous 45 day return policy And that is just getting started... (click here to read more about why KoA are the FIRST choice for most collectors in the know). When it comes to medieval swords and weapons, few others can can even come close... Oh, and they also have a retail showroom in Elgin, IL... (a snapshot below) and welcome any SBG visitors to pop in if their in the area and say hi.

Brightblades.com
Comments: One of the old guard members of the Sword Community, Brightblades have a good selection of swords online from the main manufacturers, with an emphasis on customer service and integrity.

Strongblade.com
Comments: Originally 'just another seller of swords online' Strongblade caused a stir some time ago when they introduced their range of exclusive high quality/low price swords based on the kind of products they wanted to see on the market themslves. Definitely good value, they are even more inexpensive when you use the 5% SBG Discount coupon here...

TRUE SWORDS* Primarily Stocks: Cold Steel, Musashi, Masahiro, Ryumon and other low priced Japanese Swords Website: www.trueswords.com At first glance they look like just about every other stockist of cheap decorative fantasy, anime and movie swords, but they are the place to go for Cold Steel, Masahiro, Ryumon and Musashi Swords, with prices often half that of what you normally pay for these swords online elsewhere! Aside from the lowest prices for these Japanese swords online, they also have clear in stock designators, exceptionally fast shipping with Fed-ex and their customer service is truly awe inspiring, going far beyond the call of duty. Apart from the main brands of Japanese swords (which they dominate in terms of price and availability) they also stock a featured range of generic Full Tang swords at bargain basement prices.

Hutchinsons Militaria (ebay)
Comments: I'm not normally a huge fan of ebay, but Hutchinson's Militaria have been serving the sword community without a hitch for years now and offer a small selection of swords and other items from quality manufacturers at truly bargain basement prices. Definitely recommended.

Musashi Swords.com
Comments: Roger Caneda's Musashiswords.com is the 'offical/unofficial' distributor for Musashi Swords in the USA. While this may sound confusing, all you really need to know is that with low prices, FREE SHIPPING in the USA, a price match gaurantee and a 10-15% discount coupon code available to SBG Visitors his site is a great resource for anyone interested in picking up one of these high quality/low price Japanese Katana.

SWORDS OF HONOR* Primarily Stocks: Generation 2, Windlass Steelcrafts, CAS Iberia, Albion Website: www.swordsofhonor.com This Yahoo merchant has a massive inventory with great pricing and a very strong emphasis on customer service. Very fast and friendly responses to email queries by the husband and wife owners - Harry (who handles the weapons) and Angella (who is the costume expert). They are also THE place to go for general Renfaire supplies, such as costumes, accessories and other medieval trappings to bring your Renfaire character to life.

By the Sword
Comments: Large variety of beaters at competitive prices. Website looks a bit messy and hard to navigate, but customer service is exceptional.

888 Knives R Us
Comments: As their name suggests - while they mostly sell knives, their prices on Hanwei and CAS Iberia swords are very competitive. A solid reputation for effecient and professional (if a little clinical) order processing, the only real drawback is that their site can be hard to navigate.

AURORA HISTORY BOUTIQUE* Primarily Stocks: Deepeeka, Windlass Steelcrafts, CAS Iberia Medieval Website: www.aurorahistoryboutique.com A huge site with literally thousands of historically inspired products, they stock a rather exotic range of rare and hard to find Deepeeka production swords modelled on just about every time period in history. Quite a fascinating store, though there is soo much there it is easy to get 'lost'... If you are a history buff, I seriously recommend hiding your credit card away when just browsing this site - otherwise you are almost bound to stumble upon something so unique that you have never seen before that the temptation to get it out and buy it on implulse will be irresistable!

Silvermane
Comments: Popular with the renfaire crowd, and a solid supplier of Generation 2 swords, Windlass and Cas Iberia - they have a decent selection of entry level medieval swords at reasonable prices.

Mantis Swords
Comments: Specializing in selling Asian swords online for the martial artist on a budget - Mantis swords are well known for excellent customer service and providing pre-inspected Hanwei swords at reasonable prices.

SWORDS OF MIGHT* Primarily stocks: Masahiro, Bushido, Musashi, Hanwei Website: swordsofmight.com Primarily selling budget Japanese swords online as well as their higher level counterparts - SoM's Jason Moore is well known for his loyal customer base, exceptionally low prices and taking pride in the customer service his store provides. Stock status is updated automatically and 100% accurate. Swords of Might even have their own Sword Forum too! 5% DISCOUNT FOR ALL SBG VISITORS! Click here for details

Kris Cutlery
Comments: Small 'family run' company selling their own line of very simple looking yet functional Filipino forged "beater" swords online. Many people on the Sword Forum International swear by them.

Museum Replicas Limited (MRL)
Comments: Owned by Windlass Steelcrafts, these guys are the official distributor of Windlass Swords. Surprisingly, their prices for Windlass swords online is higher than most other websites - but their return policy is on a more or less no questions asked basis. NOTE: Their website has recently been resdesigned and is a bit 'buggy', though still functional.

eBladeStore.com* Primarily Stocks: Hanwei, CAS Iberia, Cold Steel, Kit Rae, United Cutlery Website: www.eBladeStore.com As the name suggests, this site specializes in all kinds of edged blades and primarily sells knives. However, with a lowest price guarantee, 90 day satisfaction guarantee, very clear and fair policies, in stock designators, fast shipping and more, these guys are a great choice for anyone looking for a blade, be it a sword, machete or knife! The only thing is, with so many blades in stock, how to narrow it down...!

Replica Dungeon
Comments: Large collection of over 1000 fantasy and movie swords at low prices. Huge inventory of stock with fast and reliable shipping.

Imperial Weapons
Comments: The creators of Generation 2 swords. Extremely good customer service, they will assist in the replacing any Generation 2 sword regardless of who it was purchased from, and are well known for going far beyond expectations when it comes to customer service.

SBG SWORD STORE * Primarily Stocks: Cheness Cutlery, Darksword Armory Website: sbg-sword-store.sword-buyers-guide.com Okay, Okay - I know... Blatant plug... ;-) But with Free Shipping in the USA and the best prices on the internet for a selection of lesser known, but amazing value for money swords that I have discovered, I can hardly leave my own store out.. My philosophy for the SBG Sword Store is "If I wouldn't personally buy it, you won't find it listed here" can save you a lot of time as there is no risk of buying a sword that isn't prescreened and preapproved, or any fear of having a customer service issue!! These are just the toughest, sharpest and meanest swords I have found - nothing more, and certainly nothing less...

INTERNATIONAL SWORD SELLERS (By Region)

Live outside of the US and looking for a local supplier to service your sword addiction? Simply select your region by clicking on the flag that best represents your location for the regional sub directories:

Australian Sword Buyers Directory	Canadian Sword Buyers Directory	European Sword Buyers Directory

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Avoid Red Dragon Swords  I ordered a couple of knives as gifts for friends as of late November 2007 in order to make sure they arrived by the holidays. When I ordered them, they ...

Strongblade.com (kicks a** imo)  Hey there... I just ordered the battle ready official 300 movie spartan sword from strongblade.com and was waiting anxiously for an answer since they were ...

Beware of SW Blades/Red Dragon Swords/Kingdom of Swords  Their website (www.swblades.com) is now touting the name Kingdom of Swords.net. They are the same company as SW Blades, Southwest Blades, and Red Dragon ...

On The Edge  If you are in South Western Ontario Canada there is a store in Ingersoll that you just have to check out.

On The Edge Collectible Art & Cutlery.
You ...

BKS - Baltimore Knife and Sword  Hey you all should add Baltimore knife and Sword to your listings. Maybe even a review of their work. They are in over 75 ren fairs around the country ...

Swords from musashiswords.com  Recently I bought another sword from Musashiswords.com and much to my amazement I was not satisfied. (dont focus on it this is a good story). So I e-mailed ...

www.kultofathena.com  www.kultofathena.com

Those guys are very good.

Have bought several times from them and very satisfied.

GengSwords Dragon Katana and wakizashi  Bought these two swords from Jack Geng about a month ago at under $100 NZD each which is well under his "retail" price $649 NZD for the katana and $549 ...

By the sword (Last legend katanas)  In january ihave ordered a katana from LastLegend.
The shop is caled -By the sword.

They are located in the US. And I paid 915$, sword and shipping....

Medieval Weapon Art: selling something they don't have  My better half thought she would buy me a sword for my surprize birthday party. Well that came and went no sword. Finally I called the company, medieval ...

Arms of Valor  My first order of any kind for a REAL sword was with AoV for the High Elven King Sword. Summary: Excellent service, fast, easy and pleasant to deal with....

Warning on 'Elite Steel'  Some time ago, there was an up and coming retailer by the name of Elite Steel, owned and run by Jason Warbrick. Mainly a knife store but dabbled in Hanwei ...

Strongblade.com  Hi! I am a newbie sword collector, and wouldn't have any "real" swords if it werent for this website. They offer guides much like your site, and have outstanding ...

Therion Arms  Fast, efficient and they tell you when they ship -- and ship when they tell you. We purchased two Frankish Scramsaxs from them and the product arrived ...

Get TrueSwords.com items (and prices) worldwide!   Hi there,

Firstly, great site. Extremely helpful.

Now, onto my great discovery.

I am living in Canada and wanted to get some stuff from trueswords....

Real Armor of God  I bought the PV Celtic sword for $209.00 while the Gen2 sword was $179.00 with brass or Bronze fittings. I have no complaint with the company except ...

RONIN SWORDS AUSTRALIA  Hi,Everyone

I am a small company in Queensland Australia.I have been selling quality swords for a little while and only just got my website up.I already ...

knifedepot.com/shoppingwarehouse.net  Very good sites. Both sell the same swords but shoppingwarehosue is more expanded and sell more other items. Same people run both sites. I've bought ...

Realarmorofgod.com gets an F-  I ordered the Bushido Musashi Last Samurai Sword from Realarmorofgod.com and never received it or heard back from the company even though I left numerous ...

A Knight's Realm  It was Saturday, and my husband's birthday was in 4 days. I ordered a handmade, fully-functional katana from www.AKnightsRealmOnline.com, and received ...

My Favorite Vendor TheCastleCourt.com  Like most everyone on this forum, I have been buying things medieval since I was a kid. I've probably dealt with 20 or so different stores on the internet ...

Good customer service at Musashi Swords  I ordered a sword from www.musashiswords.com per recommendations from SBG (great reviews!). The sword came with a flaw on the kissaki. It looked like ...

watch out over at Mantis swords  Went to mantis, looked over several things and it appears that what may be listed under an item may not be what appears when you proceed to purchase.......they ...

Tantalus  I have been addicted to swords all my life and started out by collecting cheap imitation swords but about a month ago I came across Swords Of Honor and ...

BnD knives.....  I was interested in buying a 'wallhanger' from one of my favorite video games, the buster sword from final fantasy from Bnd. I wasnt expecting unsing it ...

Heavenly Swords  I know that most anime themed swords are not considered 'real' swords by a lot of people, but I like them. I like them for what they are, extensions of ...

SwordsDirect.com  This is more of a question, than a success story or a horror story. I've used swordsdirect.com and I haven't had an complaints other than their sluggish ...

good store fer midevil stuff  Now i havent actually bought this sword, but it comes from a site that i have bought stuff from (and was very happy with it) by-the-sword.com has improved ...

Medieval Collectibles.com- Poor Service!  I ordered a sword October 16th 2007 from Medieval Collectibles.com and never received any notification by e-mail that my order was confirmed.

Called ...

Reliks.com  It was my first time to buy anything from Reliks, and I must say it wasn't hard at all, even for someone who doesn't master online shopping. They have ...