Thread: Antique kamasori?

Check out this bad boy....anybody wanna make a side bet? I'll bet that nobody will ever buy this thing...any takers?

this is a picket knife hinkogami (sp) not a razor.
they make them now too and you can get a regular one for ~20 usd, and the really good ones for much more.

that is most definitely not a straight razor, but someone on ebay is selling it as one... Actually, I had no idea that there is a name for that thing, thought somebody just blundered a blade and some sheet metal together lol...A picket knife? What is that for? Learn something new every day...

Hope this helps.

History Sadakoma Higo no Kami are made by Mr. Motosuke Nagao who lives in Miki City. His great-grandfather Komataro, made knives and
his grandfather, Shigeji Komataro, made knives and his grandfather, Shigeji as well In 1894 a distributor brought two knives from Kumamoto prefecture to Mr. Shigeji Nagao and another blacksmith. They changed their style to a folding knife and named them Higo no Kami.* Higo no Kami became very popular because they were sharp Kami became very popular because they were sharp easy to use and cheap There were many Higo no Kami makers in Miki and other prefectures. Some of the makers made inferior products. So in 1907, the Miki knife makers association registered a trademark of Higo no Kam and permitted only members of the association to cal their knives Higo no Kami. At present the only member of the association is Mr. Nagao
This is from www.japanwoodworker.com

Originally Posted by strudel

that is most definitely not a straight razor, but someone on ebay is selling it as one... Actually, I had no idea that there is a name for that thing, thought somebody just blundered a blade and some sheet metal together lol...A picket knife? What is that for? Learn something new every day...

typo it should have been a "pocket knife"
here a few e-bay seller that sell those
Japanese SP folding knife Higonokami Blue BlK hammer EL | eBay
BluewayJapan items - Get great deals on Japanese HIGONOKAMI Traditional Knife Blue Steel 100mm items on eBay Stores!

don't mind me, I'm just showing my ignorance for the whole online world to see