Japanese field knife

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Trying to order one but the website is terribly confusing...

Anyways, it's 10.5" blade and 5.5mm spine thickness.

Seems like a great knife, only if I could find a store who carries it locally (haha highly unlikely).


Anyone seen or used one or even similar?
 
Thank you, think I saw the same one.

Making sure the first site isn't charging me before I buy it again.

This would be my first paracord handle knife, I have a question, is it waterproof? Smell ever an issue?
 
HwangJino said:
This would be my first paracord handle knife, I have a question, is it waterproof? Smell ever an issue?
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These questions would be best answered in the General Forum. Parachute cord is not a traditional handle material.

Moving to General Forum now...
 
I have never seen one of these but I'm liking it quite a bit. Going to look into it some more. Thanks. Mike
 
Paracord is made of nylon. And although individual nylon strands will not absorb water (like a cotton fiber will), if you put a bunch of nylon strands together (like paracord) they will hold water until given time to dry. As a result, a wet cord-wrapped handle may cause the steel underneath to rust, even if it is stainless steel (stainless will rust).

However, unlike natural materials like leather, nylon won't rot or expand or tighten as a result of getting wet.

Personally, I don't like paracord wrapped handles. Nylon isn't exactly a grippy material. In fact, it's quite slick. Such handles also do a great job of trapping dirt, dust, blood, grime, etc.

Just my opinion but, just because people use something to make a knife handle doesn't mean it will be a good knife handle.
 
Yes, I had one of those - the Takeshi Saji Musashi I believe it was called. I really liked it a lot. It was a bit thick for what I intended to use it for, but it was beautiful and well built.
 
Paracord handles suck big time.

I would take the cheapest wood handle over paracord any day. That knife is a beauty even with the paracord but it is a shame they didn't use any other kind of solid handle material. It will get dirty, will be uncomfortable to use, will unravel if you accidentally nick the paracord and maybe even if you don't, will get stinky with sweat (think nylon watchbands). Can you tell I don't like paracord as a handle material?
 
That..... looks like a really cheap knife. Not japanese i any way. I would thing that the japanese would be more practical than to use a knife like that in the "field", what ever that is.
 
Swedish_Steel said:
That..... looks like a really cheap knife. Not japanese i any way. I would thing that the japanese would be more practical than to use a knife like that in the "field", what ever that is.
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Took the words from my mouth.

OP,
What brand is it?

And why-o-why does it have a beveled edge like that?

Try looking at something like a Takeda if you going to spend a couple hundred dollars.
 
Swedish_Steel said:
That..... looks like a really cheap knife. Not japanese i any way. I would thing that the japanese would be more practical than to use a knife like that in the "field", what ever that is.
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It is not a cheap knife. And it is made in Japan. How traditional it is, I cannot say.

It is made by Takeshi Saji, one of the premier custom knife makers.
The blade is White steel Layered Damascus

Takeshi Saji was born in 1948 at Takefu city of Fukui prefecture, another knife city famous for Echizen Uchihamono (Hammer forged knives). He was appointed as the "Traditional Craftsman". Unlike Seki knives, his knife blades are shaped by hammer forging out of the laminated carbon steel.

He produces traditional Japanese style Ken Nata (machete) with Hamaguri edge (convex edge). It comes with natural wood or bamboo scabbard. These are handmade knives (semi custom knife), and it will usually take about 30 days to finish after ordering.
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Capital, yes that's the knife.

Thank you.

I prefer the thick spine on this one, as it's for outdoors.
 
Contrarily, I love paracord handles on certain knives. I just recently finished a chopper with a long handle for backpacking and I wrapped a very similar wrap to the knife in question. I find it quite comfortable. It's also held up after 4-5 hours of chopping with no issues. Also, someone mentioned that paracord doesn't expand when wet, which is only half-true. Paracord tightens as it dries. Yes, it can cause problems with rust if you get your knife soaked, but it is removable. When I do a paracord wrap handle, I soak the cord and the handle tightens and firms as it dries. As per James Helm (Stormcrow on BF), I've started also putting miniwax wood treatment on the cord, which makes water retention less of an issue.

That said, I doubt I'd pay 300 for a knife with a paracord handle unless I was sure it was exactly what I wanted. Essentially you're buying a blade with an unfinished handle.
 
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To me it's perfect.

I love the thickness of the blade, and the handle isn't an issue as I know it can added later on.

This will be replacing an old kukri for my camps and hikes. This can chop and build shelter, but what the kukri cannot do, this can also cut food haha.

Also it looks good enough to hang above my fish tank.
 
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