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old knife with unknown provenance other than it was given to my dad by a good friend of his many years ago. single edge, deba (I think). any help is appreciated. thanks

Hello, recently I got bunch of knifes, but I am pretty new to japanese knives. Need a bit help for identify the model number, steel type and handle material. unfortunately I do not know any kanji, what does those characters say on the knife? any help is appreciated :D

There are two knives from a professional cooker, need a hand identify them! The first 3 pics are for the first knife, and the second 3 for the second knife. Also have some questions willing to ask: 1.why there are some black and rusty stains on the first knife? What caused them? (I was afraid...

Recently I have got several knives but I have no idea what are the specifications for those (materials and website would be the best), need help of identify them. (I am a pretty new into japanese style knives) I can only tell the name of the brand called: 忠房作. I wanna do my best taking care of...

Hi, I have a knife that I would like to identify. I cannot read japanese, so I don't know what written om the knife. But I think maybe it is written blue steel on one side. I also think it is a Honyaki knife because of the hamon. Can someone help me identify maker and sharpener from the...