Higonokami 90mm (L) | SK | Black Higonokami A forged VG10 Yanagiba made

A forged VG10 Yanagiba made by Shin-ou

This is knife has been in storage and there is some damage to the box

rustic and built for daily use

is a high carbon steel made by Hitachi Metals

meat and vegetables

Higonokami 90mm (L) | SK | Black Higonokami A forged VG10 Yanagiba madeA Higonokami is a folding pocket knife originating in Miki, Hygo Prefecture, Japan in 1896. When the name "Higonokami" was trademarked in 1910 there were 40 families making the pocketknives. Now there is only one manufacturer, Nagao Kanekoma Factory, which is legally allowed to call its knives "Higonokami". For over 100 years the family factory has made knives and is currently managed by the fifth generation blacksmith Mitsuo Nagao. It is a mono steel