HUGE TAK FAKUTA FIXED BLADE SEKI JAPAN .240 THICK SURGICAL STEEL

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CONDITION NOT NEW BUT NEVER USED.. THIS IS A RARE SEMICUSTOM PROTOTYPE BY JAPANESE MASTER BLADESMITH TAK FAKUTA.. IF THIS KNIFE LOOKS FAMILIAR ITS BECAUSE IT IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE RIGID GRIZZLY MODEL.. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE TANG STAMPS AND THE SHEATHS ARE DIFFERENT.. THIS MASSIVE KNIFE IS NEARLY 15 INCHES OVERALL WITH A 9 INCH BLADE AND .240 INCHES THICK.. STRONG FULL TANG CONSTRUCTION WITH A TAPERED TANG.. COMPACT BRASS DOUBLE GUARD, THICK BRASS PINS AND A BRASS LANYARD TUBE.. THE BLADE HAS A SLIGHTLY RECURVED PROFILE WITH THE WEIGHT FORWARD TO ENHANCE CHOPPING.. SURGICAL STEEL IS A HIGH CARBON STAINLESS WHICH IS EASY TO SHARPEN AND HOLDS AN EDGE FOR A LONG TIME.. THE SHEATH IS A FACTORY CUSTOM THICK PREMIUM QUALITY LEATHER TWO PIECE STYLE WITH TWO KEEPERS.. THIS KNIFE HAS NEVER BEEN CARRIED, SHARPENED OUR USED.. THE RIGID COMPANY DID RELEASE THIS MODEL BUT WITH A SIMPLE INEXPENSIVE POUCH SHEATH.. EXCELLENT UTILITY OR CAMP KNIFE.. I SUSPECT IT WOULD MAKE A FINE WEAPON IF THE NEED AROSE.. NO MINORS PLEASE