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Smith name: Shiraki Kenichi(白木健一, Retired)
Steel: White steel
Cutting edge length: 210mm
Total length: 375mm
Handle to Tip Length: 230mm
Blade Width at heel: about 53.0mm
Spine thickness at handle: about 4.55mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: about 2.95mm
Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
Manufacture Era: Around 1990 (According to the owner's memory)
Weight: 277g
Accessories:Wooden box
Additional Information: It is unused and in good condition. The marks on the blade surface are not rust, but the result of an anti-rust protective coating. I discovered it at a specialty knife shop in the Kanto region. According to the shop owner, who is nearing retirement, this was stock he acquired about 30 to 40 years ago and had been kept in storage ever since.
Regarding the blacksmith of this knife, Shiraki Kenichi, you can easily find extensive information about him on both English and Japanese websites with a quick search.
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