The Higo knives are hand made by Kanekoma, 5th generation knife makers in Miki, down in Hyogo Prefecture. Founded in 1894, early knives were called higonokami because a lot of customers were from Kumamoto, an area previously known as Higo. In 1910 the name was registered, and only makers in the Miki region could use it, and Kanekoma are now the last of those makers.
This traditional folding pocket knife with brass handle and beautiful hand-forged 3″ folded Hitachi Aogami Blue Steel blade is easy to sharpen, easy to clean and great fun to use.
For everything from opening letters and boxes to whittling. The addition of a little chromium (blue steel) to the mix increases the “kirenaga” of the blade, which is to say it will stay sharp for longer.
It comes with a heavy duty hand-stitched leather belt sheath, an authentically Japanese duo designed to last a lifetime.
Dimensions: folding knife L 17 x W 0.6 x H 1.8 cm, 47g | leather sheath L 9.8 x W 4 x H 2.2 cm
