The Samurai Sword Blog

Ronin has restocked the elite line with lots of new katana for sale. O-katana, kogarsu maru (little crow), and ko katana are among the 60+ new elites this year. Ronin has also added some Chinese jian and dao this year. Ronin Katana is the world's largest seller of complex laminated katana, including soshu kitae. Lamination lines are clearly visible on our katana. Don't be fooled by Chinese ebayer's looking to steal from you by selling folded steel as lamination. As always, the elites are one of …

Ronin Katana has restocked all items, and added over 50 new ones! Now in addition to katana for sale, Ronin offers all the parts needed to build your own custom katana. Tsuba, saya, tsuka, seppa, habaki, and bare blades are all for sale. Three new models of European swords have been added, and 60 new elite katana are for sale.

Recently I was in Japan buying parts for the Ronin tamahagane katana line, which should be on sale next year. Between traveling from city to city collecting sword parts and books on katana, Paul Southren (Sword Buyer's Guide) and I stopped at a ninja shop to buy a few things and put on a shuriken throwing clinic for the Japanese. Lot's of ninja gear and samurai swords for sale, although none of the katana for sale were high end. …

Ronin will have three new European swords for sale in late July.  Model #7 is below. Includes suspension belt, so it is Renaissance fair ready. Like all swords offered by Ronin Katana, this one will be sharp, and ready for cutting right out of the box. Ronin has over 100 katana for sale, and 9 European sword models. Ronin Katana …

This post focuses on antique tsuba for sale in Japan. Japanese sword dealers offer fully mounted katana for sale, bare blades for sale, and tsuba, fuchi, and kashira sets. Silk and cotton are available as well, if you know where to look, but not at the antique sword dealers. Here's a look at some of the tsuba, fuchi,kashira, and menuki available. …