Kuriko-katana Knife From Hiraide For Left Hand - 75mm

Brand name: Hoshun(芳春, this mark belongs to Hiraide Shoten, a renowned tool merchant in Niigata.)

Smith name: Sakai Hisaji(坂井久二)

Steel: Blue Steel

Length of working part of blade: about 77mm

Total length(with handle): 153mm 

Blade width(widest point): about 16mm

Blade thickness: about 2.60mm

Manufacture Era: about 1990s (according to collector’s memory)

Total Weight: 44g

Blade Angles: about 29°

Accessories：-

Additional Information: Unused, in like-new condition. Found in a professional tool shop in Tokyo. Although the current owner of the tool shop could no longer provide details about the blacksmith, a comparison of the craftsmanship details with this "Kuriko-katana Knife By First Generation of Sakamitsu" confirms that they were undoubtedly forged by the same smith.