Any experience with Hattori knives?

[Keith Montgomery]

I have seen a few pictures of Hattori damascus hunting knives as of late and am wondering if anyone here has had any experience with these knives. In the past I have had the opportunity to use a couple of their kitchen knives and they were great, but I have never used one of their hunting knives.

From what I understand there is a small article on this company in the latest Knives Illustrated, so I will likely pick up a copy, but any personal experiences with these knives that you could share would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Grapevine]

BTTT because I'm interested also. I'd also like to know if anyone knows of a dealer with a decent inventory of Hattori knives. I only know of World Knives.

 

[Keith Montgomery]

Just wanted to show you guys the quality that Hattori put into their knives. This picture could be clearer, but you should get a pretty goo idea of how nice this knife looks. The picture comes from the Hattori web site.

 

[Sid Post]

I have been looking for a Hattori knife dealer in the U.S.A. So far, I haven't really found anything on the web that was in the USA. The few online I did find were overseas and their web sites were very limited.

I would like a good link to a web site in ENGLISH or one with a good set of pictures and prices in a currency I can convert to something I can understand

Thanks!

 

[mjjbecker]

http://www.xe.net/ucc/ is the definitive currency converter. I have used it to convert Yen to Dollars and GBP before.

Fallkniven http://www.fallkniven.com/shop/hattori.htm sell Hattori kitchen knives direct. You can deduct 20% sales tax from the listed price if you live outside of the European Union. Mr Hjortberger may also be able to order you something providing you know what model you are after.

From an exellent seller of numerous Japanese brands, contact Mr Ideta at http://www.ohyasuya.co.jp/index.html . If you have some idea of what you want then he will be able to help you , ( though he will only take orders via fax or snail mail due to fraud prevention ). Mr Ideta offers the best prices I've seen for many Japanese brands, and his service is first class.

 

[KScaldeferri]

<a href="http://www.worldknives.com/manufacturer.asp?manuid=24">World Knives</a> claims to be the only company in the US selling Hattori. They list their hunting knives on their site. When I contacted them about Hattori kitchen knives, they said they could special order them, but have not responded to my request for more information yet (1 1/2 weeks)