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

page updated / information current 02/07/10

news 03/14/10: daily updates this week - 1850 coffin-grip Bowie knife (fresh pictures 03/14).

news 03/13/10: daily updates this past week - Golden Age prop sword (featured item 03/13), Fencing mask - 12kg standard (fresh pictures 03/12), Svord peasant knife (featured item 03/11), longsword waster and arming sword waster and dagger waster (special pair, set, and instructor's half-dozen pricing 03/10), Aventail / camail / ventail (added 03/09), 8th century Viking sword (fresh pictures 03/08), Buffalo rib obsidian dagger (fresh pictures 03/07).

news 03/06/10: daily updates this past week - Indestructible arming sword waster (added 03/06), Plug bayonet / Bawdy dagger (fresh pictures 03/05), Viking spear head - broad blade (fresh pictures 03/04), Socketed broadaxe (added 03/03), Kendo helmet (featured item 03/02), Pembroke great helm - 14ga (fresh pictures 03/01), One-handed viking axe (fresh pictures 02/28).

Please see the News Updates page for older announcements.

High quality Chinese and Japanese swords at very reasonable prices. Over the past few years, Paul Chen / Hanwei swords have become the de facto standard for inexpensive but functional swords. These swords are all sharp, meant for test-cutting training and for collectors and martial artists who want a "real" sword. (Paul Chen/Hanwei nomenclature can be a bit confusing - the Practical Eastern style swords are sharp weapons, and the "Practical series" Western style swords are blunt training weapons).

Practical Kung Fu / Wushu broadsword $180	Banshee cutting dha $175	Water Song Kung Fu sword $110	Practical wushu jian $110
Practical Tai Chi sword 28 inch blade $110	Practical Tai Chi sword 30 inch blade $110	Practical Tai Chi sword 32 inch blade $110	Yang saber sharp version $220
Damascus jian $380	Qi jian $490	Chinese war sword (dadao) $130	Chinese butterfly double sword set (rattan wrap) closeout $200
Three monkey katana $700	Three monkey wakizashi $475	Practical special katana $230	Practical Pro katana $330
Fuku Riu dragon katana $950	Fuku Riu dragon wakizashi $750	Raptor Shobu Zukuri tameshigiri katana $300	Raptor Unokubi Zukuri tameshigiri katana $320
Raptor Shinogi Zukuri tameshigiri katana $320	Raptor wakizashi $240	Practical series katana $230	Practical series wakizashi $195
Practical series tanto $100	Practical plus katana $340	Practical plus wakizashi $230	Practical Plus tanto $175
Wind & Thunder series katana $800	Wind & Thunder series wakizashi $530	Wind & Thunder series tanto $445	Miyamoto Musashi series katana $760
Miyamoto Musashi series wakizashi $530	Shinto series katana $760	Shinto series wakizashi $530	Golden Oriole series katana $760
Golden Oriole series wakizashi $530	Tsunami series katana $710	Tsunami series wakizashi $530	Tsunami series tanto $330
Bushido series katana $1,070	Bushido series wakizashi $730	Bushido series tanto $500	Orchid series katana $1,360
Orchid series wakizashi $890	Orchid series tanto $630	Tiger series katana $1,360	Tiger series wakizashi $890
Tiger series tanto $630	Kami series katana $1,690	Kami series wakizashi $1,360	Kami series tanto $890

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 $225

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 it's usually one to three weeks unless otherwise noted on the catalog page. 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.

Payment methods: Credit cards accepted via PayPal or Verisign Visa/Mastercard through the shopping cart, or by phone: (512) 247-3578 (leave message). The answering machine is secure. 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.