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  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan
  • Shiro Kunimitsu | Usuba-bocho | 160mm ・ 6¼" | Knife Japan

Shiro Kunimitsu Kurouchi Usuba 160mm

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Shiro Kunimitsu Hamono's forging space is one of the few in Japan that attracts Japanese tour groups by appointment. This family company of sword makers represents traditions that many Japanese hold dear.

That sense of the traditional can be found in their kitchen knives.

Traditional, yes, and at the same time a little out of the ordinary. These days the usuba commonly features a somewhat weighty, finely polished blade with a deep kiriba. The Shiro Kunimitsu black-forged usuba looks more robust in spite of an unusually thin blade, with a look more akin to a black-forged nakiri. But lighter. And single grind. Nice.

There's something else, too, but it's hard to put a finger on. As though the knife maker here knows something that others don't. The blade finish somehow seems to hark from times past, juxtaposed by a precision in the execution of the blade. There's no doubt when you hold it in your hand that it's a hand-crafted item of the highest order.

Blade steel: Shirogami #1 | Nantetsu
Bevel: Kataha single bevel
Blade construction: ni-mai awase
Left-handed available: Yes, contact us
Handle: Hounoki (Magnolia)
Ferrule: Plastic
Blade length: 160mm
Overall Length: 310mm
Blade height: 48mm
Blade spine: 2.5mm
Handle length: 135mm
Handle width: 27x22mm
Weight in hand: 142g

 

Shiro Kunimitsu, Fukuoka Prefecture

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