Kisuke Manaka ENN bunka 200mm hankotsu intentional cuts

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Core Steel: Ginsan

a well-regarded stainless steel known for its good balance of sharpness

This version features an Aogami Super (Blue Super) core steel blade

5") actual cutting edge

Kisuke Manaka ENN bunka 200mm hankotsu intentional cutsHandforged in Sanjo, Japan by Kisuke Manaka. This 200mm bunka has an Aogami#1 core steel, clad in a hand laminated damascus of Aogami#2 and soft iron, forged in house. The damascus is built from scratch not from pre laminated billet like most. The result is a damascus unique to the ENN line. This is the new version of the ENN series. It comes with a matte charcoal gray finish with deeper, slightly larger tsuchime marks. This knife has been refinished