Higonokami 70mm (M) | SK | Black AUS10/AUS8 Shibamasa knives are manufactured in

Shibamasa knives are manufactured in Seki City

A perfect little craft knife or letter opener

denim and checkered

“cultural knife”

VG10 and VG1 are stainless steels that make great kitchen knives

Higonokami 70mm (M) | SK | Black AUS10/AUS8 Shibamasa knives are manufactured inA 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