What knife is this? Winner gets $20

[nhb22]

Update: since one of my fellow New Yorkers complained about $5 being too low. Let’s make it $20…

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Don’t cheat and you have to be exactly right. Some info below:

1. This knife was recently sold from a knife store.
2. I received it BNIB last night.
3. The knife has been used to cut 3 Japanese sweet potatoes and a single chicken breast.

One try per person per hour. The first person responds with the right answer will get $5.

Have fun, guys.

 

[brimmergj]

All are Mazaki!

 

[Mikeadunne]

Tanaka kyuzo?

 

[nhb22]

Tanaka kyuzo?

Nope

 

[rickbern]

Five dollars? How about something useful, like a pair of socks?

 

[nhb22]

Five dollars? How about something useful, like a pair of socks?

Just a game man. I’m not rich…

 

[nhb22]

Five dollars? How about something useful, like a pair of socks?

Changed it to $20. Guess there is inflation in guessing games too…inflation everywhere

 

[jaydee]

Kiyoshi Kato kurouchi gyuto?

 

[riba]

Your gyuto

 

[M1k3]

Shindo?

 

[Corradobrit1]

Ku line is too irregular to be a Jiro. Not a Kato either. No roller marks. Since Mazaki already mentioned it has to be a

Hatsukokoro Yoake​

 

[M1k3]

Ku line is too irregular to be a Jiro. Not a Kato either. No roller marks. Has to be a Mazaki

Too smooth of a texture for Mazaki.
But is Mazaki nonetheless.

 

[nhb22]

No right answer yet. Kato is much closer to the right answer than TxK

 

[thebradleycrew]

Watanabe Ku/Toyama Ku

 

[nhb22]

Watanabe Ku/Toyama Ku

Close

Additional info - it was purchased from a knife store in Tokyo. NOS and made around 10 years ago

 

[tostadas]

Masashi KU

 

[M1k3]

Shigefusa

 

[Corradobrit1]

Shigefusa

Hey, 1 guess an hour... pls ban

Shigefusa was gonna be my next guess especially knowing it's 10 years old and might have been making Ku gyuto's then

 

[Corradobrit1]

Masayuki Ku gyuto (related to Shigefusa family)

 

[Just a DK]

Cladding line is too low for TxK

the Fake KU... Jiro?

 

[labor of love]

Yeah that was my guess. One of the shig family knives.

 

[labor of love]

The KU/shinogi seems a lot higher up the blade than normal. Maybe? That alone should narrow the guessing down a bit

 

[nhb22]

No right answer yet. Changing to one try every 30 minutes. Adding one more pic. thebradleycrew had the closest answer so far.

 

[Corradobrit1]

The KU/shinogi seems a lot higher up the blade than normal. Maybe? That alone should narrow the guessing down a bit

Prime candidate

 

[labor of love]

Non existent distal taper. Heiji?

 

[Jovidah]

I'd guess Heji but since labor already said that I'll just go with a different wild guess. Since it's 10 years old... very oldschool Yoshikane?

 

[jedy617]

Hinoura.

 

[M1k3]

Non existent distal taper. Heiji?

That was my next guess.

 

[labor of love]

I'd guess Heji but since labor already said that I'll just go with a different wild guess. Since it's 10 years old... very oldschool Yoshikane?

That would be a rare bird indeed! I’ve owned some OG 8-12 year old Yoshis but they were all Damascus or stainless clad.

 

[Corradobrit1]

Non existent distal taper. Heiji?

Cladding looks too smooth and blade road too high for Heiji