Description

Mr. Fumio Inagaki is a custom knifemaker in Seki, and my longtime friend since he was working for Master Seizo Imai 30 years ago. After opening his own workshop, he is aggressively attending many knife shows in Japan with his unique hand-made knives from miniature knives to large Bowie type knives. Mr. Inagaki's Knife is tough and wild as same as his personal characteristics!  

At Seki Knife show in October, 2023, Mr. Inagaki has obtained a small blank of rare ZDP-189 Damascus steel from the knifemaker. Hitach has quit making it a few years ago, so this was a hard-to-get last one.  Finally, he came up with 5 different knives using the steel blank, and we are pleased to offer you a last chance to buy a Damascus version of the Hitachi ZDO-189 Premium powdered Hi-speed Tool steel, that is extremely sharp and longer cutting performance with a very high carbon (3.0%) and high chromium (20.0%) in Rockwell hardness HRc. 65+. 

FI-520 ZDP Damascus Utility Hunter, 4" Mirror polished Hitachi ZDP-189 core, forge layered Damascus blade, 4-1/8" Hand rounded rare Tagayasan wood (hard & durable wood with fine wood grain) handle (FI-520A) or rare Mammoth tusk handle (FI-520B) with Nickel silver hilt and Marble spacer, Hidden tang with Nickel silver rivets and Brass tubular + Paracord strap on end,  Comes with custom made Brown Leather sheath 

Hitachi ZDP-189 Damascus blade in 4.0mm thick, 102mm blade, 208mm overall , Weight 130g

Specifications

Knife Model: Fumio Inagaki FI-520 ZDP Damascus Utility Hunter
Blade Material: Hitachi ZDP-189 Damascus Premium Powdered Hi-speed Tool steel 
Rockwell Hardness (HRc):  65+

Handle Material: Tagayasan wood handle (FI-520A) or Mammoth tusk handle (FI-520B)

Overall Length: 208mm

Blade Length: 102mm
Blade Thickness: 4.0mm
Weight: 130g

Custom Leather Sheath: Included.