HIGONOKAMI DAMASCUS 16 Layered Blue Paper Steel Japanese Folding Knife (Large)

Description: HIGONOKAMI DAMASCUS 16 Layered Blue Paper Steel Japanese Folding Knife (Large)Made in Japan HIGONOKAMI is a traditional Japanese folding knife with the history of over 130 years in production since 1894.It is sometimes said to be a "Japanese Opinel" with its same long history, simple construction, durability, and unchanging original shape.This has been a standard folding knife every Japanese familiar with.There have been about 40 factories manufacturing HIGONOKAMI in peak period (1950's), but only one small factory remaining now on the verge of extinction due to the appearance of pencil sharpner, snap-off blades, etc. Most of their knives are made with the traditional Japanese Katana forging procedure, which is to sandwitch harder steel with softer steel to realize both hardness and viscosity. This is multi-layered Damascus Blue Paper steel special edition.Normally, Higonokami knives are made of 3 layered blade, but this Damascus version has 16 layered construction with splendid 'Hamon' temper patterns.On the handle, traditional Japanese Tiger and Bamboo picture is engraved.It is also coming with wooden (paulownia) box, which is traditional Japanese storage box, which is very strong yet light weight, highly airtight, not easily flammable, insect repellent, and humid controllable.Hand forged 16 layered Damascus Blue Paper steelDouble-edged blade for both right-handed or left-handedSimple construction for ease of maintainanceCompact enough for carrying around in pocketBeautiful brass washer (churysanthemum)Traditional 'Tiger and Bamboo' engraving on handleComing with traditional wooden (paulownia) boxNo locking mechanism (using thumb knob for preventing closing of blade)Specification Model : DamascusBlade Length : 75mm / 3.0in Handle Length : 100mm / 3.9inWeight : 45g / 1.6oz Colors : Gold Shipping FREE ECONOMY SHIPPING by AIR with tracking number and insurance If you need faster delivering, please choose EXPENDID international shipping with optinal fees. *Because of UK's knives policy, this item cannot be shipped to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Estimated Delivery Time for Free Economy ShippingAsia (7-14days)North America/Europe/Australia (14-21days)South America (21-31days) NoteImport duties and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are resposible to buyersPlease check with your country's custom office to determine additional costs prior to bidding buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight company or when you pick the items up, thus do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.We do not mark merchandise value below value or mark items as gifts since US and international goverment regulations prohibit such behavior.

Price: 125 USD

Location: Shizuoka

End Time: 2024-09-13T11:55:37.000Z

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