Identifying knife

[Dhoff]

Hallo everyone. I am curious and hope you guys can help identify a knife. It qas bought by a friend in 2011 while he was in Japan.

 

[KenHash]

The knife is a Kikusue 菊季.
Maybe he bought it at here?
https://hamono-net.or.jp/anatano/kikusue/

 

[Dhoff]

First of all, thank you very much. Secondly, lcan find nothing on kikusue. How is the quality?

 

[KenHash]

Firstly, you are welcome. Secondly, I can not speak as to quality since this is the first time I've seen this brand. They do not seem to have their own website so I can not check the specs on your knives. But from your photos they "appear" to be a very common Japanese production knife, using VG10 in san mai construction with Damascus and Tsuchime (hammered) look. This "type" of knife is sold by many stores/brands (ie; Sakai Takayuki, JCK, etc) with various store brands engraved. These knives are usually mid range priced knives and of average Japanese quality. Kikusue Cutlery is a member of the Keihin Cutlery Association that covers Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, so I tend to doubt that they would be shoddy or questionable.

 

[Dhoff]

Firstly, you are welcome. Secondly, I can not speak as to quality since this is the first time I've seen this brand. They do not seem to have their own website so I can not check the specs on your knives. But from your photos they "appear" to be a very common Japanese production knife, using VG10 in san mai construction with Damascus and Tsuchime (hammered) look. This "type" of knife is sold by many stores/brands (ie; Sakai Takayuki, JCK, etc) with various store brands engraved. These knives are usually mid range priced knives and of average Japanese quality. Kikusue Cutlery is a member of the Keihin Cutlery Association that covers Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture, so I tend to doubt that they would be shoddy or questionable.

Thank you once again. Just being most herr, but are you from Japan?

 

[KenHash]

You are very welcome. Ja jeg er fra Japan.

 

[Dhoff]

I am now officially confused

 

[KenHash]

lol. No need for confusion.

 

[Pippin89]

Did you just say you are from Japan in Norwegian??

 

[Dhoff]

Danish actually

 

[Pippin89]

Ah.... and I have just seen you are from Denmark so that makes more sense!!

 

[Dhoff]

Indeed. Although the languages are extremely similar (as is Swedish). As long as we speak slowly I'd guess 80% is understood with no problems

 

[Pippin89]

Indeed. Although the languages are extremely similar (as is Swedish). As long as we speak slowly I'd guess 80% is understood with no problems

Aye! I work with a Swedish guy and we usually go to him for translations from that part of the world. Even German he manages quite well!

 

[Dhoff]

Studied german for years... still suck at it xD

Lesson I took was, you need to use to learn.