HIGONOKAMI VG10 Stainless Steel Japanese Folding Knife (Large) Made in Japan

Description: HIGONOKAMI VG10 Stainless Steel Japanese Folding Pocket Knife(Large)Made in Japan HIGONOKAMI is a traditional Japanese folding knife with the history of over 130 years in production since 1894.It is sometimes said to be a "Japanese Opinel" with its same long history, simple construction, durability, and unchanging original shape.This has been a standard folding knife every Japanese familiar with.There have been about 40 factories manufacturing HIGONOKAMI in peak period (1950's), but only one small factory remaining now on the verge of extinction due to the appearance of pencil sharpner, snap-off blades, etc. Most of their knives are made with the traditional Japanese Katana forging procedure, which is to sandwitch harder steel with softer steel to realize both hardness and viscosity. This VG10 stailess steel version is high-end version in their lineups.Hand forged VG10 stainless steel for rust protection3 layer construction (VR10 is sandwitched by softer steel for ease of sharpening)Double-edged blade for both right-handed or left-handedSimple construction for ease of maintainanceCompact enough for carrying around in pocketBeautiful brass washer (churysanthemum)No locking mechanism (using thumb knob for preventing closing of blade)Specification Model : VG10Blade Length : 75mm / 3.0in Handle Length : 100mm / 3.9inWeight : 45g / 1.6oz Colors : Silver Shipping FREE ECONOMY SHIPPING by AIR (without tracking number and insurance) If you need tracking number, insurance, and faster delivering, please choose STANDARD or EXPENDID international shipping with optinal fees. *Because of UK's knives policy, this item cannot be shipped to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Estimated Delivery Time for Free Economy ShippingAsia (7-14days)North America/Europe/Australia (14-21days)South America (21-31days)*I will supply "Sender's Receipt" by Japan Post substitute for tracking number. NoteImport duties and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are resposible to buyersPlease check with your country's custom office to determine additional costs prior to bidding buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight company or when you pick the items up, thus do not confuse them for additional shipping charges.We do not mark merchandise value below value or mark items as gifts since US and international goverment regulations prohibit such behavior.

Price: 42 USD

Location: Shizuoka

End Time: 2024-08-01T15:33:29.000Z

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