Miki Special Forged ATS-34 Damascus 9.4" Kiritsuke, Abalone

Miki, Japan has been a blacksmithing town since the late 1500s, when craftsmen gathered to rebuild it after Toyotomi Hideyoshi's siege of Miki Castle and its smiths began forging saws, chisels, and planes for carpenters across the country. That work became known as Banshu Miki Uchihamono, "Banshu Miki forged blades," and it was designated a Traditional Craft of Japan in 1996. This knife carries that heritage quietly, forged by hand, one at a time, by a smith who leaves no name on the steel and lets the blade speak for itself.

• One of a kind: each knife is hand-forged individually with its own damascus pattern, so you'll receive the exact knife pictured
• ATS-34 stainless steel core, a high-carbon Japanese steel with 14% chromium and 4% molybdenum for long edge retention and good stain resistance
• Highly polished spine and choil, rounded smooth for a comfortable pinch grip
• Western-style full-tang handle of abalone shell set in resin; the shell’s iridescent mother-of-pearl shifts through blue, green, purple, and pink as it catches the light
• Made in Miki, Japan, in the Banshu Miki Uchihamono tradition of forged blades