Higonokami VG10 | 50mm

A Higonokami is a folding pocket knife originating in Miki, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1896. When the name "Higonokami" was trademarked in 1910 there were 40 families making the pocketknives.  Now there is only one manufacturer, Nagao Kanekoma Factory, which is legally allowed to call its knives "Higonokami". For over 100 years the family factory has made knives and is currently managed by the fifth generation blacksmith Mitsuo Nagao.

VG series of steels are made by Takefu Steel and are very tough, corrosion resistant cutlery steels. They have good edge retention and are fairly easily sharpened.

Measurements and photographs are taken from a random knife and may differ from the knife you receive.