uwe Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 Hi folks, got this as a birthday present from a friend. I had .....Higo no Kami (Sada?)..... Knifes of this kind, supposed to be made since 1886 in Kyushu. I haven`t a clue. Any help are much appreciated :| Uwe Quote
NihontoEurope Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 Morisada Missed the last one though : ) Need to check further EDIT: Sadagoma it should be /Martin Quote
ROKUJURO Posted January 4, 2013 Report Posted January 4, 2013 ......got this as a birthday present from a friend. I had .....Higo no Kami (Sada?)..... Yes, they call it a HIGONOKAMI. Available in better knife shops, in Germany also at DICK's in Metten. Same type of pocket knives as Mercator, Douk-Douk, Opinel a.s.o., but much better blade quality, usually double layered. Quote
uwe Posted January 5, 2013 Author Report Posted January 5, 2013 Martin, Jean, thanks a lot for your input. I`ll do some further research and let you know if something interesting turns out Uwe Quote
drdata Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 I think more info at: http://forum.sword-buyers-guide.com/vie ... ed#p135184 Regards Quote
uwe Posted January 9, 2013 Author Report Posted January 9, 2013 Hi Harry, thanks a lot. Very interesting read. Unfortunately, he seems to be the last of his craft. Uwe Quote
Rich S Posted June 2, 2015 Report Posted June 2, 2015 Reviving old thread. I've noticed on various websites that Higonokami are listed as being made with: White paper steel Blue paper steel Triple Layered SK Steel (no idea what SK stands for) Just curious, what is the difference. I know every cutler in Japan can make Higonokami; just wondering about the steel designations. Strange, many of the knife sites say only Nagao Kanekoma factory can make Higonokami; that the company has the trademark?? Sorry if I posted this in the wrong thread. I just searched the forums for higonokami and found this thread. Thanks Rich 1 Quote
Nobody Posted June 3, 2015 Report Posted June 3, 2015 That is the trademark of the knife, which is one type of Higonokami (肥後守) knives. Actually it reads "Higonokami Sada Kanekoma" - 肥後守定駒 according to its manufacturer. And I found that its official registered reading as a trademark is "Higo Morisada Kanekoma". 2 Quote
Rich S Posted June 3, 2015 Report Posted June 3, 2015 That is the trademark of the knife, which is one type of Higonokami (肥後守) knives. Actually it reads "Higonokami Sada Kanekoma" - 肥後守定駒 according to its manufacturer. And I found that its official registered reading as a trademark is "Higo Morisada Kanekoma". Thank you sir for the info. Most useful and interesting. I found on another site that the blue and white paper steel just refers to the paper the knife is wrapped in (if that info is correct). Still no idea what SK steel might be. Here's the info I received from Ken H on BladeForums: "Both White Paper (shiro gami) and Blue (Ao gami) steels are madeby Hitachi Metals. They are named after the color of the paper they come wrapped in. Both are high carbon steels. About 1.0 to 1.2% carbon, with 0.1 to 0.2% silica and 0.2 to 0.3% manganese. The blue steel also contains 0.2 to 0.5% chromium and 1.0 to1.5% tungsten. Never heard of SK steel as a steel type. There's an SK Steel, an Australian Steel Company. It is true that Nagao is the only remaining member of the original Higonokami Guild of Miki City now I think in the 4th generation. And while many people/companies produce Higonokamis only Nagao with the Kanekoma label is authorized to actually use the Higonokami trademark name." Found this page about SK steel. http://www.knifeup.com/sk-5-steel-guide/ Rich Quote
Justin Grant Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Amazon.com has/had 3 different sizes available online last year, I picked up one for my father. Quote
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