Takeshi Saji is a renowned knife maker in Japan. He is living in Takefu, Province Fukui. The knives he makes are in the very best of materials and the echo of the past they bring delights all connoisseurs.

For some knives, the Japanese equivalent of Damascene steel, Suminagashi, is used. Unlike the way it is used in other countries, the damascene-type SUMINAGASHI, many times folded and refolded, is not used for the cutting layer itself but for the outer layers only, where it tends to be simply a form of decoration for the actual blade.

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Japanese Pocket Knife "Higonokami"
made by Takeshi Saji
Blade length 86 mm
Edge length only 75 mm
Core (Hagane) VG-10 Steel
32 outer layers of folded steel each side (Jigane)
Handle made of folded stainless nickel steel
Comes with leather sheath to carry on belt
Saji model nr.: ECHI-2-1
View ECHI-2-1 "Higonokami" and beltbag
Order nr. 309103
Price ^✱€ 189.00

Japanese Pocket Knife "Higonokami"
made by Takeshi Saji
Blade length 86 mm
Edge length only 75 mm
Core (Hagane) VG-10 Steel
32 outer layers of folded steel each side (Jigane)
Handle made of folded stainless nickel steel
Comes with leather sheath to carry on belt
Saji model nr.: ECHI-2-2
View ECHI-2-2 "Higonokami" and beltbag
Order nr. 309110
Price ^✱€ 189.00

Japanese Pocket Knife "Higonokami"
made by Takeshi Saji
Blade length 86 mm
Edge length only 75 mm
Core (Hagane) VG-10 Steel
Blade and handle made of folded stainless nickel steel mixed with layers of copper and brass
Comes with leather sheath to carry on belt
Saji model nr.: HOTO-2
View HOTO-2 "Higonokami" and beltbag
Order nr. 309111
Price ^✱€ 189.00