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Stunning damascus kitchen knife for sale
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Greetings folks,
I have a completely unused 240mm Gyuto knife in R2 damascus steel by Hiro Itou. These knives are handmade in the traditional Japanese style and all feature beautiful damascus steel blades and handles of various unusual materials from acrylic-imprgnated-wood to corian to synthetic stone and fossilised mammoth tooth.
My knife has a handle of synthetic malachite.
The reason for selling? Many years ago, I bought a similar knife for our wedding ceremony (cant cut the cake with any old blade!), and in a fit of stupidity (and a small amount of panic that it wouldnt arrive on time from Japan) I purchased a backup from Kin Knives (whom I hadnt known stocked these).
Here is a link to the Kin Knives website and their current Itou blades.
https://www.kinknives.com/itou-knives/itou-gyuto-180mm-128.aspxBearing in mind that the knife I am selling is a fair amount longer, with a similar handle, unused though second-hand, I am asking a similar price to these new blades.
Here are a couple of photo's of the knife in question
https://i.imgur.com/NVh9UIE.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/J2xlr7x.jpgAnd a link to a Japanese kitchen knife specialty website
https://japanesechefsknife.com/collections/mr-itou-r2-customAny questions, please ask away. If you are interested, we can discuss delivery.
To clarify, I am asking £700, but would happily discuss any trades.
Adam
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http://www.history.com/shows/forged-in-fire
At the end of each round, the judges test the knives against each other in 'slash', 'cut' and 'kill' tests
The guy who does the weapons testing, Doug Marciada's catchphrase is 'it will kill' but his accent turns it into 'it will keeal"
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The knife looks stunning btw - beyond my means but GLWS!
Adam
Adam
I do appreciate quality though and I reckon that is one amazing knife!
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57776/handsomerik/p1
Cheers for the comment though
Adam
Putting a handmade damascus blade in a dishwasher would be much like using a Brillo pad to clean a '59 'burst....
Adam
If you are interested in purchasing the knife (it remains unused and in perfect condition), i am happy to answer any questions and provide further photos.
Cheers,
Adam
Would you take 650 pounds for it?
I'm in Australia, happy to cover shipping costs
I reckon you'd slice your fingers off trying!
If you were not halfway around the globe, then there wouldnt be an issue. Also, as the original post is now 4 years old, I would want to check what is a reasonable price before agreeing a deal.
Any questions, however, please ask.
Adam