(Note to search engines: yes, Japanese katana and wakizashi are "SAMURAI SWORDS")

page updated / information current 05/14/13

news 05/16/13: daily updates this week - Thermoplastic tanto-blade trench dagger (new, added 05/16), German Gothic mitten gauntlets (flash sale $25 off 05/15), 15th century longsword (featured 05/14), Scottish lowlander greatsword (featured 05/13), Practical Pro katana (fresh pictures 05/12).

news 05/11/13: daily updates this past week - Bollock dagger (featured 05/11), Greek sarouter (lizard-sticker) (featured 05/10), WWI experimental helmet (featured 05/09), Leather viking helmet (featured 05/08), Thermoplastic R1 Military Classic training knife (new, added 05/07), Thermoplastic Black Bear Classic training knife (new, added 05/06), Thermopla stic Laredo Bowie training knife (new, added 05/05).

Please see the News Updates page for older announcements.

Banshee cutting dha $215	Practical Wushu jian discontinued	Practical Tai Chi sword discontinued	Yang saber discontinued
Damascus jian discontinued	Cutting jian $530	Bamboo mat katana $600	Practical special katana $270
Practical Pro katana $355	Raptor Shobu Zukuri tameshigiri katana $465	Raptor Unokubi Zukuri tameshigiri katana $495	Raptor Shinogi Zukuri tameshigiri katana $495
Raptor wakizashi $380	Practical katana $265	Practical wakizashi $240	Practical plus katana $345
Practical plus wakizashi $270	Practical Plus tanto $210	Wind & Thunder katana $680	Wind & Thunder wakizashi $470
Wind & Thunder tanto $380	Shinto katana $655	Shinto wakizashi $490	Golden Oriole katana $655
Golden Oriole wakizashi $490	Great Wave katana $615	Great Wave wakizashi $470	Great Wave tanto $390
Bushido katana $850	Bushido wakizashi $600	Bushido tanto $450	Orchid katana $950
	Orchid wakizashi $700	Orchid tanto $550

Note: a factory fire delayed production of all items made by CAS Hanwei. As of August 2012, production is underway and items are being shipped to the US, but supplies are still limited. Please feel free to email and inquire as to current availability. Some things are in stock/available, but requests may be backordered.

The Cold Steel company was originally known for modern tactical knives, but over the past few years they have started offering some of the best production swords available. Every sword comes sharpened, and every sword comes with a scabbard.

Chinese war sword $320	Chinese jian (gim) $360	Jade Lion gim $530
Imperial series katana $700	Imperial series wakizashi $520	Imperial series tanto $400
	Warrior series nodachi $640
Warrior series katana $440	Warrior series wakizashi $340	Warrior series tanto $290
	Chinese butterfly swords $300

Howdy, folks. My name is Hal Siegel, but I've been known as Therion in the medieval and renaissance re-enactment community and various internet communities since 1982 (yes, I really did have internet access back then - via Arpanet and Bitnet).

For close to thirty years I've been an arms and armor collector, researcher, and student of both oriental and western martial arts. At the beginning of 2001 I decided that it was time to make my hobbies and passions into my business - thus began TherionArms, offering a hand-picked selection of what I think are the most interesting and well-made historical reproductions, as well as antique weaponry from around the world.

Here at TherionArms, you will receive personal service from a professional who as been studying (and using!) weapons and armor for decades, not some shop monkey in a warehouse who doesn't know anything about swords and armor except for the stock number. Every item I ship I personally inspect, approve, and securely package myself.

Standard delivery time for Antique & Ethnographic items is usually about one week, for Reproduction items is usually a week but may be up to two or three weeks. Occasionally my Reproduction manufacturers can't keep up with the demand and I'll have to place your request on backorder. For items on backorder, your Verisign Visa/Mastercard purchase will not be charged until shipment is nigh. Note: a factory fire delayed production of all items made by CAS Hanwei. As of August 2012, production is underway and items are being shipped to the US, but supplies are still limited. Please feel free to email and inquire as to current availability. Some things are in stock/available, but requests may be backordered.

Payment methods: Credit cards accepted via PayPal or Verisign Visa/Mastercard through the shopping cart, or by phone: (512) 247-3578 (leave message). Personal checks, bank checks, and money orders can be mailed to TherionArms -- PO Box 187 -- Del Valle, TX, 78617. Gift certificates are available through PayPal - email if you wish to send a different amount other than the standard denominations.

The shopping cart system can be used to check shipping rates for check or money order purchases - the payment page comes after the shipping information page.

The Government requires that I collect a sales tax of 8.25% for any item shipped to a Texas address. The shopping cart or PayPal will include that for you automatically, podnuh.

This isn't just a business, it's a passion, and I'm confident that you'll be happy with my products. Please check my eBay feedback (830+!) or ask on any sword or armor forum message board for references. Satisfaction guaranteed or return within two weeks in original condition for full refund less exact shipping charges. I don't believe in "restocking fees", they're mean and impersonal.

A purchase indicates that you have read and agree to The Fine Print detailed at the bottom of the Ordering page.

TherionArms isn't a giant mega-corporation with a call center and dozens of employees scuttling about in a huge warehouse (yet). Emails and phone calls will be answered as soon as possible, but please be patient if I don't get back to you right away - there's so much work to be done!

All shipments from TherionArms may contain trace amounts of cat fur. Sorry, can't help it.

(RIP Missy, the original "trace amounts" kitty, but we still have eight other cats
who are happy to donate loose fur to your shipment.)