Higo Hoseki Damast Folding Knife

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Higo Hoseki Damast Folding Knife

Higo Hoseki Damast Folding Knife

Original price was: $59.56.Current price is: $45.04.

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Description

The first Higonokami knives were made as early as 1896 in the Japanese town of Miki. After the last samurai were forbidden to carry swords in public, many blacksmiths started to make knives. Higo no Kami was then an honorary title for especially powerful samurai, and it quickly became the name for the knives produced there.

Since the production in the Japanese town of Miki the classic Higonokami has hardly changed.

The Higo Hoseki Damascus is a lovely tribute to of the knifemaker’s art. These examples, made in China, have a handle made of one piece of folded metal, the knife is opened by a lever (Chikiri) on the back of the blade. By pressing the lever while holding the knife, the blade is kept open.

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