Vintage Japanese Signed Chef's Sashimi Sushi Knife 11" Blade Laminated Samurai Steel

This is a fine professional grade signed sashimi/sushi chef's yanagiba knife from the mid to late 20th century. Made using the same methods used to create samurai swords. The blade was hand forged from a combination of hard high carbon white steel forge welded onto a piece of soft wrought iron. After forging and shaping it was set into a Magnolia wood handle.

Yanagaba-bocho or willow blade knife are long and very thin shingle-sided knives used in the Japanese kitchen to prepare sashimi, sushi sliced raw fish and seafood.

Blade length: 11" (28cm)

Overall length: 17" (43cm)

Markings:  義光別作 = Yoshimitsu Other Works (Likely Minamoto Yoshimitsu)