HONTANREN Edousuba Knife Japanese Vegetable Knife By Minamoto Akitada For Right Hand

Smith name:  Mizuno Yasuyuki

Steel: Blue Steel

Cutting edge length: 155mm

Total length: 297mm 

Handle to Tip Length: 170mm

Blade Width at heel:  about 41.0mm

Spine thickness at handle: about 3.7mm

Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: about 2.0mm

Ferrule: Buffalo Horn

Manufacture Era: Earlier than 1990s (according to owner’s memory)

Weight: 140g

Accessories：-

Additional Information: According to the owner of the shop (an old grandfather over 80 years old), this knife was made by four generations of blacksmiths.

I know very little about this blacksmith, so please forgive me for not being able to give an accurate answer. There is a lot of information about this blacksmith shop on the Internet. Please search for "MIZUNO TANRENJO"

Information about the brand can be found on pages 215 to 220 of this book. ——『Kaji no Tabi』