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SOLD Shibata Koutetsu R2 bunka 180mm

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Delat

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Asking $210 insured and delivered within CONUS, Paypal G&S

Blade length: 180mm x 51mm tall at heel
Spine thickness midway: 1.86mm
Weight: 137g
Steel: R2 stainless clad, HRC: 62-63

One of my first j-knife purchases, this is a classic laser and cuts amazingly well, but I need to make room for some incoming knives. If you’ve never tried a straight up laser, Shibata is a great reference point for how well a knife can cut and a killer value for the price.

It’s been sharpened on an SG4000 once or twice along with some stropping, but I’ve never taken it through a full progression so it should have about 99.9% of the original height. Happy to give it a strop or touchup on request, but the edge still slices paper easily.

There’s some light scratches on the face - hopefully captured in the video; they’re hard to see unless you’re looking for them. All pics and video taken just now.
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Great knife here. Got one for a friend and they absolutely love the laser grind and generous heel height. GLWS!
 

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