Yu Kurosaki Gekko Gyuto 210mm VGXEOS

Description Yu Kurosaki Gekko Gyuto Knife with a 210mm blade. Yu Kurosaki is one of the rising stars of younger very talented blacksmith. His knives are popular all over the world and therefore supply is limited. He is from Echizen in Fukui, one of the centers for high quality hand forged knives. The Gekko series is made out of a semi stainless VGXEOS  core which is clad in stainless steel. The hardness of 64-66 hrc gives a great edge retention. Gekko in Japanese translate into Moonlight and if you look at the blades you can find out for yourself where that association is coming from. The shape is slightly unusual another innovative work from Mr Kurosaki. The handle is octagonal oak wood. weight: 161gr blade length: 214mm total length: 358mm hrc: 64-66