Kamakata Usuba Knife Japanese Vegetable Knife By Shiraki Kenichi

Brand name: Hon-Kaneshige(本金重)

Smith name:  Shiraki Kenichi(白木健一, Retired)

Steel: White steel

Cutting edge length: 195mm

Total length: 356mm 

Handle to Tip Length: 215mm

Blade Width at heel:  about 50.0mm

Spine thickness at handle: about 4.80mm

Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: about 2.80mm

Ferrule: Buffalo Horn

Manufacture Era: Around 1990  (According to the owner's memory)

Weight: 258g

Accessories：Paper box 

Additional Information: This knife is unused and in good condition. I discovered it at a specialty cutlery shop in the Kanto region, alongside two other Shiraki Kenichi kitchen knives currently listed. According to the shop owner—an elderly craftsman preparing for retirement—this is new-old-stock that he acquired 30 to 40 years ago and preserved ever since.

Unlike the other piece of the same type by the same blacksmith that I previously listed, this knife bears a wholesaler mark.

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.