INFOs needed on TV-3 Hattori Bronze finish

[Mad_Maxx]

Ichiro Hattori TV-3 TV 3 Bronze-Gold Finish

a good friend has one, pics below
he'd like to know what steel it is made of (AUS8?) any age and Issue infos, when and why it was made

thanks for the info from me and him
maxx

[Knivesaretools]

Try asking Hattori maybe ?
They seemed to make quite a lot of the Seki SOG's fixed blades for them, very well too
I remember a 'gold coating' SOG used on some pliers I think, I believe it's a 'tough corrosion resistant chemical top coat' type finish -