Mataginagasa Japanese Single-Bevel Hunting Knife By Nishine Noboru For Right Hand

Tool name: Mataginagasa( 又鬼山刀)

Brand name: Moriyoshi(森吉, brands from the store)

Smith name: Nishine Noboru/西根 登, the fourth generation of Nishine Masatake/西根 正剛

Steel: Blue Steel

Cutting edge length: 185mm

Total length: 330mm 

Blade Width at heel:  about 41.0mm

Spine thickness at handle: about 4.6mm

Blade thickness: about 4.6mm

Blade Angles: 20°

Wooden handle: Japanese White Oak（Shirakashi）

Manufacture Era: Around 2010

Weight(without wooden sheath): 288g

Accessories: Original wooden sheath

Additional Information: Unused. Well preserved by collectors. 

The Nishine Masatake blacksmith is from Ani Town, Akita Prefecture. It is said that this hunting knife was similar to the Deba kitchen knife before, which was large and heavy and inconvenient to use. The third generation of blacksmiths improved it and legend has it that he once used this hunting knife to fight off three bears. Unlike the common nata, this knife has both self-defense and practical functions.