Higonokami - Japanese pocket knives

[YetiDave]

Just thought I'd share this with you guys at it seems like there are a fair few knife nuts/collectors on here. I've been after one for a while and finally pulled the trigger. I won't bother giving any history behind them myself as there's an excellent post here - http://www.britishblades.com/forums/showthread.php?87498-Higonokami-story (I hope I'm allowed to link to other forums). Mine's one of the ones that come in the white and blue box and I grabbed it for a whole £16, it's a lovely little knife and arrived shaving sharp. It's also a hair under 3 inches and non locking (friction folder) so it's legal to carry in the UK. Anyway, here are the pictures!

The finish is a little rough around the edges, but with a knife like this I think that's part of the charm. I'm definitely going to keep my eye out for more

 

[WoodfordReserve-Neat]

I have started to buy one of these on several occasions but figured that I would cut my finger off and backed out.
I like the cool factor, though

 

[honed]

Friction folders are very, very dangerous. More then a few good men has cut of tendons that could never be saved again with these.
Lovely blade though!

 

[YetiDave]

So long as you're careful and don't use them for anything they weren't made for (this is clearly for slicing, not piercing) then a knife's only ever as safe as the person using it!