Kiridashi Knife By Second Generation Masayoshi For Right Hand Sakai Kozaburo was sent to

Sakai Kozaburo was sent to the hammer blacksmith Hasegawa as an adopted son to learn how to make hammers when he was 5 years old

Manufacture Era: Before 2000

the maker of this saw is likely a descendant of Yoshinaga Seitaro(吉永清太郎)

Through this prestigious lineage

Suishinshi Masamori is the esteemed brand of the Kato Gardening Tool Shop

Kiridashi Knife By Second Generation Masayoshi For Right Hand Sakai Kozaburo was sent toSmith name: Kanda Kikuo () Blade Shaper: Yuzawa Akio(,1938~?, At the age of 28, he completed his apprenticeship under Masayoshi I and succeeded to the title of Masayoshi II. After forging chisels in Adachi Ward, Tokyo for a period of time, he closed his blacksmith workshop and transitioned to running a tool shop.) Steel: Carbon Steel Jigane: Kamaji Cutting edge length: 53mm Total length: 235mm Blade width: about 24mm Blade thickness: Bottom(6. 2mm),