Description

 The ultimate line of knives by the experienced craftsman, Ichiro Hattori with his never compromise character and craftsmanship. 

 "An Ultimate Masterpiece of Craftsmanship" - these are the only words that adequately describe these remarkable KD Series Knife Collections, which are custom made by Mr. Hattori.

 Mr. Hattori is an uncompromising traditional craftsman and he utilizes all of his available energy, passion, and expertise to create these beautiful and outstanding cutting performance Cowry X Damascus knife collections which are made using ancient forging and sword making techniques.

 Each hand forged blade has a core layer of Cowry X and outer layers of Nickel-Stainless Damascus (SUS440 steel). Cowry X is a tough Powdered Metallurgy tool steel that was specially developed by Daido Steel Company for high-performance cutting tools. It contains a high volume of Carbon (3%) and Chromium (20%), some Molybdenum (1%) and a little Vanadium (0.3%).

Hattori's sophisticated urban style knife. The blade is  4" Cowry-X powdered steel core with 121 forge layered Nickel/Stainless Damascus blades. 4-1/2" hand contoured Cocobolo Wood handle with Nickel Silver Bolster. Full Tang construction with no seams. Comes with double stitched custom brown leather sheath.

Cowry-X Damascus in 4.2mm thick, 102mm blade, 215mm overall, Weight 179g

Specification
Knife Model: Hattori KD-HT70MF Cowry X Damascus Classic Urban Hunter
Blade Material: Cowry X Nickel Damascus Steel
Rockwell Hardness (HRc): 65
Handle Material: Fulltang,  Cocobolo Wood Handle with Nickel Silver Bolster
Leather Sheath: Included.
Overall Length: 215mm
Blade Length: 102mm
Blade Thickness: 4.2mm
Weight: 179g