Zensho Yoshikane SLD Kasumi 270mm sujihiki - a special beauty

This is a very special knife made by Tsuneo Yoshida from Sanjo. It is a 270mm sujihiki in semi-stainless SLD steel with a beautiful polished finish and a very classy octagonal burned chestnut wood handle with horn ferrule. This was originally purchased from Maxim at JNS by another forum member. He traded this to me several years ago, but it's too gorgeous for me to wield or use. It's been sitting in storage. They will be shipped with the original box and packaging.

His photos are still available on his flickr feed, so I will provide links to them.

There is a tiny nick on the right side of the blade toward the heel. This is seen in some of the flickr photos.

My asking price is $550 shipped in the USA. I'm willing to ship internationally if you pay shipping costs.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/9334256134

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/9331465697

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/9331465261

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/9334255102

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/9334254898

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/9331464437

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/9331463997

https://www.flickr.com/photos/31007239@N06/9331463535



Weight - 130 grams
Cutting edge heel to tip - 275mm
Heel to spine distance - 40mm
Width of spine at handle - 3.2 mm
Width of spine above heel - 2.7 mm
Width of spine at middle of blade - 1.7mm
Width of spine 1cm from tip - 0.8mm
Length of handle 140mm
Total length from tip to end of handle - 430mm

I have just seen a jump in my Flickr stats on these photos - I am the original owner. I just want to say that the knife is really lovely - one of the last Yoshikane Maxim had at the time. I was very new to Japanese kitchen knives and was simply not able to appreciate the knife. It has different (and in my opinion better - thinner) grind than the "normal" SLD Yoshikane (we have 150 petty at the moment). I am glad to see the knife in such a nice shape.

Price drop $500.

Price drop $475.

Price drop $430. Someone offered me $450 at the outset. I shoulda taken that offer. LOL..

Open for trade?


Thanks
Mike

SOLD. This one's a beauty. Yoshikane sent two of these to Maxim in kasumi finish by mistake, as the SLD with suminagashi cladding is usually only available in kuroichi finish. This is one of the two.