Product description
Selling my Tatsuo Ikeda White #2 Honyaki usuba, signed 正行作 (Masayuki-saku) on the tang.
Beautiful traditional honyaki blade with a full mirror finish and a very prominent wavy hamon.
The handle and saya were custom made as a matching set. The handle uses a removable pin/mekugi, allowing the entire handle to be removed and the signed tang to be inspected, as shown in the photos.
The knife has been used and sharpened. There are normal signs of use, so please check the photos carefully for the current condition and finish.
Comes with the matching custom saya shown.
Selling as part of thinning out my collection.
Smith: Tatsuo Ikeda
Signature: 正行作 (Masayuki-saku)
Steel: Shirogami #2 / White #2
Construction: Honyaki
Finish: Mirror polished
Handle: Custom-made removable handle with locking pin
Saya: Matching custom-made wooden saya
Condition
- Very good (little to no signs of use)
In original packaging?
- No, but it is packaged
Country of manufacture
- Japan
Brand/Blacksmith
- Other
Blade shape
- Usuba
Blade length (mm)
210Steel category
- Carbon steel
Steel type
- Shirogami #2
Steel hardness (HRC)
- 63
Handle material
- Natural (wood)
Seller's return policy
- No returns (5-day Buyer Protection Return Policy for Eligible returns still applies)