Japanese swordsmithing dates back to 645 A.D. and has a proud craft tradition. Steve Corkum is a Littletown, Pennsylvania custom knifemaker who has built a reputation making knives in the classic Japanese way. The blade shape is a combination of the ancient chokuto straight sword and the classic mohora-zukuri double edge tanto. The grind is what Steve calls a convex zero edge, or appleseed cross section, resulting in an edge that is much stronger than taper or hollow grinds. Despite their ceremonial and martial arts origins, these are heavy duty knives with great everyday utility.

·AUS 6M stainless steel blade with satin finish
·Tapered full tang construction
·Handle is a traditional Japanese cord wrap, resin impregnated with ray skin underlay
·7-1/8" overall
·Injection molded Zytel® sheath
·Removable belt clip plus multiple slots and holes for almost infinite carry options