Description

At the Seki Knife Show, we met a gentleman called Suzuki Hiroshi, who has over 35 years of custom knife making experience and considerable knowledge of the knife making process and industry. The collection of knives on his table included numbers of sophisticated and attractive custom knives.

He is a very kind and intelligent man, who teaches young talented Japanese custom knife makers about custom knife making skills, the knife market and many other related subjects. Due to his high quality work, and his efforts, he has gained many fans in the knife industry. 

His custom knife making vision and passion can be sensed and seen in every small detail of the sophisticated custom knives in his collection, which are all hand made to an excellent overall quality level.

His techniques and skills were developed during his unique family upbringing and personal history.

His father runs a small factory, in Saitama Prefecture, which produces the ‘precision nipper’ type of finger nail cutter. While he was a young boy, he spent many, many hours helping his father at work. During this time his hands and body naturally learned many different handcrafting techniques and he gradually learned how to handle, shape and sharpen many different kinds of cutlery steel. 

About 35 years ago, he became interested in metal processing and began making his own custom knives. Now he is an active member of the Japan Knife Guild and he attends various knife shows.

We think “Beauty without compromise” are the best words to describe his custom knife making philosophy and his artistic custom knives.He uses rare and premium materials for both the blades and the handles of his knives. 

Please discover the passion and sensitive works of this Veteran Japanese Custom Knife Maker. In the future, we hope to introduce you to more custom knife art from his wonderful collection.

HS-400 Silverback Wild Fighter    Fully Mirror Polished, Masterpiece Fighting Knife. Slightly recurved Hollow Ground blade with false edge on the back. Blade tapered to tip, ensuring sharp point. Made of 4.3mm thick ATS-34 Stainless Steel hardened to HRc.60.  Mr. Suzuki’s highly mirror polished blades are just outstanding and have an exceptionally well considered overall design and fit & finish - These fine details reflect his passion, intelligence and sensitivity.

For the wild yet beautiful 4.4” Custom Combination Handle, Mr. Suzuki carefully selected a piece of high quality, ideally-shaped Sambar Stag, a Nickel Silver Hilt and Duralumin (Aluminum Alloy) Butt. To best match the sophisticated, perfectly mirror polished Fighting knife blade, Mr. Suzuki selected a distinctive piece of Musk Ox Horn for the spacer and paired it with contrasting Black Fiber and Nickel Silver spacers.

This knife comes with a custom-made dark brown leather sheath, with belt loop.

The Silverback Gorilla, a symbol of leadership and dominance among gorillas, served as Mr. Suzuki’s inspiration and guiding spirit whilst creating this exceptional knife. We think his design beautifully captures the strength and presence of these majestic creatures.

Solid ATS-34 Stainless Steel One-Piece Blade : 4.3mm thick, 110mm blade, 225mm overall, Weight 201g

Specification
Knife Model: Hiroshi Suzuki HS-400 Silverback Wild Fighter  
Blade Material: ATS-34 Stainless Steel
Rockwell Hardness (HRc): 60
Handle Material: Custom Combination Handle (Nickel Silver Hilt, Black Fiber, Musk Ox Horn, Sambar Stag, Duralumin Alloy Butt)
Leather Sheath: Included
Overall Length: 225mm (8 ⅞”)
Blade Length: 110mm (4 5/16”)
Blade Thickness: 4.3mm (11/64”)
Weight: 201g (7.1 oz)