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 ZDP-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-530 ZDP-189 Damascus Hunter, 3.5" Mirror polished Hitachi ZDP-189 core, forge layered Damascus blade with swedge, 4.3" Hand rounded Custom Combination Handle with Nickel silver hilt and Marble spacer, Hidden tang with Nickel silver rivets and Brass tubular  on end,  Comes with custom made Dark Brown Leather sheath 

Hitachi ZDP-189 Damascus blade in 4.0mm thick, 90mm blade, 200mm overall , Weight 127g

FI-530A  Black Ebony wood handle  with Nickel silver hilt and Marble spacer

FI-530B  Tagayasan wood handle  with Nickel silver hilt and Red Fiber spacer

FI-530C  Desert Ironwood handle  with Nickel silver hilt and Marble spacer

FI-530D  Desert Ironwood handle  with Nickel silver hilt and Red Fiber spacer

Specifications

Knife Model: Fumio Inagaki FI-530 ZDP-189 Damascus Hunter
Blade Material: Hitachi ZDP-189 Damascus Premium Powdered Hi-speed Tool steel 
Rockwell Hardness (HRc):  65+

Handle Material: Custom Combination Handle

Overall Length: 200mm

Blade Length: 90mm
Blade Thickness: 4.0mm
Weight: 127g

Custom Leather Sheath: Included.