Suminagashi-Nata Japanese Single-Bevel Hatchet Knife By Takaki Junichi For Right Hand

Smith name: Takaki Junichi (高木順一, 1939~April 2019)

Steel: Carbon Steel

Jigane: Laminated soft steel

Cutting edge length: 210mm

Total length: 380mm 

Blade Width at heel:  about 45.0mm

Spine thickness at handle: about 5.2mm

Blade thickness: about 5.8mm

Wooden handle: Japanese Morus bombyci（Yamaguwa/山桑）

Manufacture Era: Around 2000

Blade weight(without sheath): 517g

Accessories: Custom Urushi wooden handle and sheath made by skilled woodworkers

Additional Information: Unused. Well preserved by collectors. 

The carved characters on the end of the wooden handle record the type and origin of the wood.  「北海道松前町產山桑」means Morus bombyci produced in Matsumae Town, Hokkaido.

Takagi Junichi's blacksmith shop is located in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. He mainly makes high-quality Chouna and Nata. He opened his own business in 1957. This Nata was custom-made by a knife collector around 2000.