Folding Knife - Brass Finish - SS

BRASS FINISH FOLDING KNIFE - SS

Japanese-style HIGONOKAMI stainless steel blade. Textured chrome iron handle.

This is a very small knife but remains very sharp.

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

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

FEATURES

• Hole for cord
• Origin Japan
• Total length: 95 mm (sheath 55 mm)
• Blade length: 40 mm
• Blade thickness: 2.5 mm
• Weight: 65 g
• Specifications: SK steel double-edged
• Sheath: Brass

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 participated in 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.