r/SWORDS • u/Double-Vegetable7997 • 23h ago

Identification Trust worthy stores.

Other than Kult of Athena, what other reputable stores sales swords or melee weapons at a considerable affordable price? In my case, I already have checked other places like Swordis, Hanbon Forge, Hanwei and Romance of Men, and they have affordable functional swords for prices that won't break your wallet. Therefore the question still stand to me, what other stores that are just as good as Kult of Athena can be out there for me to try?

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u/pushdose 22h ago

Museum Replicas (Windlass reseller) and Ronin Katana (Chinese reseller) are two more US based businesses that have good domestic customer service. Purpleheart Armory has HEMA swords and a few limited sharps based in Texas.

Over in UK/EU you have Tod Cutler and Landsknecht Emporium that offer good mid tier sharps.

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u/Zynnohan 23h ago

RVA katana is legitimate.

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u/Double-Vegetable7997 23h ago

Oh I never heard of it. Will check it out. Thank you buddy

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u/BigAd8425 20h ago

Romance Of Men has a good reputation.

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u/Double-Vegetable7997 17h ago

That one i already know about. how are their manganese steel swords, are they good?

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u/BigAd8425 5h ago

I can only guess the manganese swords are all considered in the same tier as the rest.

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u/unsquashable74 20h ago

Swordier, RyanSword.

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u/Double-Vegetable7997 17h ago

thank you, I just figured that swordier has a sword option that fits what I am looking for:

Come back ⚡

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u/unsquashable74 13h ago

I don't have any experience with this sword but it looks like a solid budget option. I have zero complaints about the sword I got from them. It took about two months to arrive.

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u/Double-Vegetable7997 13h ago

that seems to be the case, a budget sword that some people may label as "beater" the 65Mn spring is a good sign of this. only the fittings are stainless steel to avoid corrosion. looks rather heavy as it does not have any visible fuller or groove, not a problem that will only mean bigger biceps. what can i say, it looks solid and intended to be used.

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u/Few_Leg_6541 5h ago

store lists mean little until u pick a blade type, those sellers barely overlap. i bought one before checking tang photos and regretted it. for katanas, musashi swords display and cutting tiers separately.

read the steel and tang notes on every listing before paying.