Folding knife - Brass finish - LL

BRASS FINISH FOLDING KNIFE - LL

HIGONOKAMI Japanese-style stainless steel blade. Chrome-textured iron handle. Extended tang.

This is a lightweight and versatile knife.

The blade has a structure where sheets of hard blue steel are sandwiched between soft iron, making it more resistant to cracking. Thanks to its V-shaped double-edged blade, it can be used by both left- and right-handed users, regardless of your dominant hand.

There is a hole at the back of the handle, so you can thread a cord through it.

There are three types of Higonokami in order of size: extra-large, large, medium.

FEATURES

• Cord hole
• Size: approximately 215mm open and about 120mm closed / Blade about 95mm and 3mm thick
• Weight 75g
• Origin Japan

MORE ABOUT HIGONOKAMI

Knife making began in the 1890s in Hirata, in the village of Kurumi, Mishukuro district (now Miki). The Murakami clan and Komataro Nagao, founder of the lineage, were the first craftsmen. At that time, knives were entirely handmade: blades, cut from raw steel, were carefully forged, while the sheaths, made of brass or blackened iron, were decorated with engravings depicting people, horses, flowers, or landscapes.

Around 1891, Taisaburo Shigematsu, a hardware wholesaler, was inspired by a knife brought back from Kagoshima to design a foldable, practical, and portable model. This new type of knife, named "Higonokami," marked the beginning of the production of the famous folding knives. Since then, their shape has evolved into the one known today.

Registered in 1909, the Higonokami brand is protected. Although several manufacturers have contributed to its production in the past, Nagao Kanekoma Seisakusho is now the only one allowed to use this iconic name, heir to five generations of master cutlers.

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