Kenji Togashi Shirogami #2 Mizu-Honyaki Ripple 240mm Kiritsuke Gyuto with Polished Mixed Marble Acrylic Handle Shirogami 2 Engraved Mark (Back): In Japanese

Engraved Mark (Back): In Japanese Kanji "Gratefully seen by Royalty Trademark Minamoto Akitada" (賜台覧 登録商標 源昭忠)

This hand-forged hand-grinded Yanagiba knife has a Shirogami #2 core steel for superb edge retention and the ability to achieve maximum sharpness

with a history of sword-forging since 1870

Includes custom-fitted Kuroishime Saya made by Sakai Takayuki

This Yanagiba from Mizuno Tanrenjo's "Minamoto Akitada DX" range - the top of the line of non-Honyaki knives

Kenji Togashi Shirogami #2 Mizu-Honyaki Ripple 240mm Kiritsuke Gyuto with Polished Mixed Marble Acrylic Handle Shirogami 2 Engraved Mark (Back): In JapaneseRare mizu honyaki kiritsuke gyuto with ripple hamon, hand forged by legendary Sakai Honyaki master Kenji Togashi with Shirogami #2 steel and sharpened by renowned Sakai sharpener Hirotsugu Tosa. Very few bladesmiths in Japan have the skill to make mizu honyaki blades, not to mention the exquisite ripple hamon. Master Togashi is one of them. This knife is paired with a polished acrylic handle that is beautifully fitted with mosaic pin decorations and