NEWS

New Staff, New Office
Over the last few years trade at Southern Swords has increased steadily to a point where we have moved into a new office space and have employed a new member of staff, so welcome Anthony, our IT specialist who will be helping the business and website run smoothly so we can continue to expand and grow.

Skyjiro Forge At Southern Swords
Southern Swords is now proud to announce we will be stocking swords from Skyjiro Forge, High quality hand forged Katanas designed by Japanese trained sword-smith Kinzan with over 20 years smithing experience.

Christmas Holiday Discount
10% off all orders made through December 24th 2012 to January 2nd 2013
Southern Swords will be closed for the holidays
from the 22nd December to 2nd January

We would also like to thank all our customers over this past year for your business and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Here at Southern Swords we are always looking to supply our customers with quality items across our whole range. We are now pleased to offer a brand new range of hand made swords and armour from Darksword Armory.
Darksword Armory specialise in the production of historically accurate medieval swords that are able to withstand the rigors of actual combat, while remaining true to the size, weight and dimensions of the originals.
Their constant commitment to quality blade smithing and authenticity has made them popular with museums, collectors, and re-enactment groups around the world.
In destructive resistance tests undertaken by “The Sword Buyer’s Guide”. Darksword Armory swords have also been rated as the best swords in the under £500 market.
Every sword has been lovingly hand crafted and finished to the highest standards, then stamped with the Armours mark as the sign of quality.
Darksword Armory swords come in a choice of blade edges, blunt for combat and re-enactment, then sharp for cutting exercises and collectors of authenticity
The re-enactor - If your new to the re-enactment scene, you're faced with a hugh range of swords and manufacturers to choose from and a hugh price range to match.
Many are just not suitable for the job and its easy to make the wrong choice. Darksword Armory have years of experience in making re-enactment swords with the perfect weight, balance and strength to do the job.
Darksword Armory produce a sword that you will find a pleasure to own, a dream to handle, and far more economical than any inferior sword.
The collector - As a collector you will find that every medieval sword produced is researched and built around the originals, made historically accurate in size and weight, then hand built using the same methods as the blade smiths of old. With a sharpened edge and sword in hand you are transformed back to medieval times.

After their factory fire, Hanwei is now back in production in their brand new updated factory. We are now expecting our first shipment of Hanwei items very shortly. We have had from Hanwei the new price listing for their items and these price changes have been implemented across our listings.
The cost to us, the trader, has had some significant increases from Hanwei, but we have softened this increase to our customers by offering the best rates we can give. We have also been informed by Hanwei that many items across the range have now been discontinued. There has however been several new and exciting items added to the range. If you need any assistance regarding Hanwei items please do not hesistate to contact us.

Hanwei are now back in production in their new factory, and we are expecting our long awaited delivery in mid September. Prices have increased from Hanwei on many items across the range, but until we have full confirmation on the increases the exact amount is as yet unkown We are taking back orders on many Hanwei items now but the listed price may be subject to a slight change upon receipt of the new stock.
Thank you for your patience through this period of Hanwei difficulty


We have launched our new website with reduced prices on hundreds of products and a huge range of newly listed items. We have a new reducing auctions page where, at the start of every month, we will be offering two/three items that will reduce in price daily until sold. We have a customers sale page giving you the customer the chance to sell your used or unwanted items. We have a news feed where we offer you the chance to let us know how our products are being used and give a link to your home page. We have many new products yet to list on our site and will be constantly adding them. This includes new brand names, many new costumes and a new costume rental section. We hope you enjoy our new site and thanks for visiting. Paul, Sue, Anthony and the Team.