Hello my friends, just a quick post to say thanks a lot to all of you for your kind birthday wishes. I hope all is well with each of you and your families.

I realize that I have been absent of our discussions for a while. I have got a lot of information, new pictures and comments for you on my hard disk. I hope I’ll find the time to post this next month.

Today, I only show you my birthday gift.

This very elegant pocket knife (or personal steak knife, though you must not eat steaks) is definitely not an American style of blade : an unmistakably Japanese Higonokami folding knife, whose design dates back over 150 years. 

The Kai [Kershaw] Shun Higo steak knife comes with a well made leather sheath  and a black lacquer presentation box.

It features ebony-black pakkawood (WOOD, Luca!) handle, with brass end caps and a decorative brass emblem.

The Shun trademark is etched on the blade.

The VG10 "Super Steel" blade is 3-1/2 inches long. Knife is 4-3/4 inches when closed and overall 7-3/4" in length.

The slender locking blade opens one-handed with a traditional lever-action of antique design and blocks firmly open with a simple liner lock.

The razor edge provides the cleanest cut possible.