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

Sword Buyers Directory
(Reliable Vendors of Swords Online)

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!

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...)

The Very Best North American Sword Vendors
Outside of the US, but want to get access to USA sword prices? Click here!

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.

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 code 'SBG-1008AJJG' in the checkout...

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.

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

Want to Save on International Shipping?

Alternatively, there is a way to order direct from the best US customers - save on shipping and import duties and get your swords within a few days as if you were living in the USA!

Click here for the International Sword Buyers Best Kept Secret!

Feel that you have been unfairly treated by a vendor? Know of a good retailer who deserves an honorable mention?

This is the place to list them, for better of for worse! Simply fill out the form below to have your voice heard...!

Click below to see contributions from other visitors to this page...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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....

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 ...

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....

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 ...

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 ...

Kingofswords is crap  Back in Febuary I ordered 3 swords. Now i had been lookin for these swords for some time(one for about 8 years)I have 2 kids and didn't want to spend a ...

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 ...

king of swords  pls contact me at margaret31970@hotmail.com ,if king of swords ripped you off!!! together we can take them down!!!i wish to have thier site removed,and ...

handmadesword.com  From my experience, they're decent and the katana I ordered came out well, the only fault was that it wasn't sharpened. (They claimed all their swords ...

Swords of Might.....A++++++  I lost track of how many orders I have placed with swords of might........but each and every time...its has been a spectacular expierience. But this most ...

Disappointed in "Real Armor of God"  Sadly "Real Armor of God" is not a customer-oriented online store.

Their 'terms and conditions" run for pages if you print them out, their customer ...

Recent brothersmith-swords.com purchase  I've gotten into blades pretty recently. Brothersmith-swords.com had the most affordable, so I bought from them first. The first thing I bought (which ...

Armor Venue  armorvenue.com seemed to do me well, they have cheap, real gladius's They dont sharpen em tho. got coupons too.

king of swords scammer HOW TO GET EVEN !!!  Same as everyone else, ordered never received anything waited months cause they say its customs fault. They said they would refund but ...

kult of athena - very profesional!  I bought a sword from KOA and it arrived fast and with excellent quality. Very pleased!

anyone ever bought from ryansword.com  I bought an Iado sword from Brandonsword.com or Ryansword.com, which are the same people. The sword I bought is supposed to be a 1060 high carbon steel ...

Matt  There is a sword shop in the mall near where I live (Moreno Valley California) that has been by far the best place that I have dealt with regarding weaponry....

Suggestion for a Sword Store  Hello, I would like to suggest www.thesworddepot.net as a trusted Sword Buyers store online. They have treated me and several other customers I know very ...

sword collector  i once ordered a sword on ebay... i know, bad start) from a seller named topicool. he ended up shipping me a peic of garbage that couldnt even cut, far ...

Fireblood Arms  Specializing in functional swords of all kinds, the website is utterly useless, but their in stock selection of about 900 different swords is just an email ...

Traditional Filipino Weapons  Primarily stocks: Filipino Swords

Website: traditionalfilipinoweapons.com

For those of you who would like to expand your interest to indigenous ...

Warning King of Swords  Short version, I ordered $300.00 plus, and will most likely will never see my money, or merchandise..

Tell your friends, do not order from this business ...

True Swords is AWESOME!!!  I have to tell everyone about the experience that I had with TrueSwords . I bought a sword from the company which looked fine from the onset but soon ...

www.knifezone.ca  PROS
good customer service
can use Interac Online for payment
overkill with the packing peanuts

CONS
so much packing peanuts you will need a shovel
...

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 ...

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 ...

A Great Company  I am an avid collector of martial arts swords and I have nothing but good things to say about http://www.swordsoftheeast.com they have very good prices ...

KULTOFATHENA - GREAT SERVICE   We have ordered numerous times now from Kult of Athena (KoA) and each time their customer service has been exceptional!

Ryan has put up with numerous ...

japaneseswords4samurai.com/authenticjapaneseswords.com  Well, I'm not sure where to start. I placed and order with Japaneseswords4samurai.com and it seemed like a smooth transaction. He matched a competitors ...

Tobacconists & Market stalls  For a first sword buyer, you stand in awe of anything that passes your way, eagerly spending up to 50 dollars on swords that are neither sharp, polished,...

REAL ARMOR OF GOD- CUSTOM SHIELD   I ORDERED A CUSTOM SHIELD, AND IT CAME WITH THE WRONG BACKGROUND. AFTER SOME MISUNDERSTANDING, THEY CAME THROUGH ,AND WERE VERY HELPFUL AND UNDERSTANDING....

Kult of Athena - First rate service.  I recently purchased a Poignard daggar from Kult of Athena and the price was about the best I could find on the internet. My e-mails to KOA regarding availability ...

Mark Douglas  I stumbled across a site last night Battle Gear Inc. (www.battlegearinc.com)

They seemed to have a good selection and descent prices so I called them ...

Replicaswordsource.com  I brought two swords and a dagger from www.replicaswordsource.com and so far and have no complaints. My merchandise was delivered on time and I did not ...

Hanzoswords.com........no complaints here!!!!  I have ordered a few swords from these guys and have not had a bad expirience yet. They offer quite a few wallhangers, some Musashi and thier in house ...

Trueswords.com....truly exceptional.  Recieved my third order from them and like the last 2.........complete perfection!!!! Super fast shipping......quality products.....great customer service!...

Swordsswords.com...........Questionable.  My first expierience with them was decent. Pretty fast shipping......crappy packaging. It was Ok though.....my sword wasnt hurt in any way. The next time ...

any good swords?  i got a sword from www.howcool.com they just recently started selling them. im not sure if they are any good, but the sell them for cheap. so what i'm ...

MSG  www.brothersmith-swords.com is a great swords site. They stock what they sell and ship extreemly fast. Their prices are great and selection also. You ...

burned by Silvermane  I'll keep this brief; I made a small order (it was nearly a very large order but the fellow I spoke with kept changing the information he giving me during ...

Have Money - Still Got Problem  Hellow.
You have a great website, I've read it all across. I just want to ask one question that is really matters to me - which websites deliver their ...

Swift Delivery from True Swords  I ordered a blackthorn walking stick for my Dad's Christmas present from True Swords on Wednedsay. (Great price, by the way.)

At the same time, I ordered ...

Collectible Swords USA  I have recommended Collectible swords USA to this site before and it was never excepted due to their (at the time of rejection) high prices. I have been ...

Kudos to Strongblade.com  I recently purchased a display model naginata from the company. I needed something for a photographic prop and their version fit the bill, especially at ...

www.imperialweapons.com  As a collector of high end swords who is always looking for high quality andamazin customer service I have one dealer that shines above all the rest. Imperial ...

Advice for international buyers  I recently bought a sword from Kult of Athena and I strongly recommend them. They say sharpening can delay shipping a week, well, they shipped mine in ...

Warriors and Wonders  the title of the store matches the name, i was actually in the store myself ,which is located in Vancouver Canada, and it is vary organized and the owner ...

Destiny Blade--great service  Destiny Blade (WWW.DESTINYBLADE.COM.) Had a great experience with this company. Had a high end sword sale. When I went to order sword, found that it ...

theswordguys.com  I bought byakuya's sword from the anime bleach off theswordguys.com and not only did it get here in four days which was faster than they told me I emailed ...

Cheness Bujinkan Onyuri  After reading Paul Souhtern's review of this katana and watching the video, I was impressed enough to order this katana.

Yes, katana, because it meets ...

Great and affordable Choji Oil  I found this seller on ebay selling choji oil for short money. So I tried it and I was very very pleased with the quality. He goes by Bonsaimark. His ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...