Folding Knife - EDC, Utility, Tactical
Higonokami No. 5 Black Folder, Carbon Steel SKS
A higonokami is a type of folding pocket knife originating in Miki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan in 1896. The knife has no locking system, but is a friction folder or "penny knife", using the friction of the swivel or the pressure of the user's thumb on its iconic lever or chikiri, to prevent the knife from folding during use. The handle of the Higonokami is made of a folded over sheet of metal. The handle is stamped with the name of the maker of the knife and the steel used in the blade. A distinguishing feature is that the blade has a flat grind without a secondary bevel.
Higonokami historically refers to the Governor of Higo. Higo was an old province in Japan, on the island of Kyushu, today's Kumamoto Prefecture. Kami was the highest the four titles in the shitokan system under the Ritsuryo, the others being suke, jo and sakan; it can be spelled in multitudinous ways depending on the government agency in question, and in the case of the Kokushi ( "Governor's Office"), with the kanji which literally means "protector".
Specifications
Condition: New
Origin: Japan
Type: Folding Knife
Construction: Friction Folder
Blade Steel: Carbon Steel SKS
Handle Material: Steel
Blade Length: 3 3/4”
Overall Length: 8 1/4”
