Review Any clue who made this knife and what is written there? (Santoku)

[chocofun]

Hello,

Any idea who made this knife and what the translation to English

https://imgur.com/sFLcHKS

https://imgur.com/rcufg57

Thanks in advance!

 

[KenHash]

The maker is "Sakai Suketomo" 堺　助友
Under that is the steel type "Haisu Kou" ハイス鋼 means Haisu Steel.
Haisu is Japanese for High Speed which with Japanese makres
usually means R2 or SG2 as the core, with a a softer stainless cladding, such as 420j2.

 

[chocofun]

K KenHash
Many thanks!
Any idea how much it can cost?

 

[KenHash]

K KenHash
Many thanks!
Any idea how much it can cost?

The forum rules don't allow discussing values unless you have a Gold membership or higher.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/new-members-please-read-this-what-is-my-knife-worth.904097/

But from what I can tell　Sakai Suketomo knives are discontinued and can only be found today on
Japanese auction sites.

 

[chocofun]

The forum rules don't allow discussing values unless you have a Gold me,bership or higher.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/new-members-please-read-this-what-is-my-knife-worth.904097/

But from what I can tell　Sakai Suketomo knives are discontinued and can only be found today on
Japanese auction sites.

Thanks again! Have a nice day!