What kind of coating is this on Japanese knife?

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TempusExMachina

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Hi all,

I'm hoping you can help me identify the coating on this Japanese style drop point knife (the spine area).

Just searching for "knife coating" does not pull in the specific results. Thanks for all of the help in advance!

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I don't think that's a coating, it simply looks raw and unfinished steel but I could be wrong.
 
It's a Takeda hunting knife, I'm actually sharpening one now.

It's called a hammer finish.... Because it was beat with a hammer when being made.

The black coloring is from the heating and tempering of the steel, its not any sort of applied coating though.
 
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