D2-Higonokami

well made, absolutely beautiful design, sharp, ease opening, better then some bucks knife

I own a lot of knives, some costing several hundred dollars and more, and yet I was very impressed with this knife. I bought it originally based on the style, I was just drawn to it's design, and the reviews didn't scare me away, but when I received it and initially checked it out, wow, I was quite impressed. I mean for $50, you can't go wrong. I have some other budget friendly brands that costs more than this knife did, but really can't compare to this knife in terms of design and craftmanship. For a big knife, it is hardly noticable in the pocket. It is more noticable than my Bugout, but nowhere as noticable as my ZT 562TI is. It falls somewhere in the middle of those two knives, which are some of my favorite EDC knives. As for this knife, I am impressed with its build quailty and functionality. I've carried it for about two months now and so far its been great. The Japanese style flipper doesn't take too long to get accommodated to and works great once you have it mastered, in the intended manner, that is with your thumb and not your index finger. Great knife for a great price, get one and check it out!

This knife is amazing for the money! The blade is super sharp out of the box! I knew if I fidgeted with it long enough I was going to get cut... and I did. This is the closest to a real Japanese Tanto folder I have come across. It is beautiful and solid. I would not be afraid to use this for cutting as I know the blade can handle it. Unfortunately, I think this will be a collector piece for me as I find it a bit too dangerous to EDC. The blade when closed is so close to the back of the handle scales that I am sure I can cut myself with it closed just by running my hand against the back of the scales gently. I feel the blade contact my palm when closing it. Also it is not easy to open for someone not familiar with a front flipper. This is still an amazing piece and I am so glad I kept it in my wish list even though it has been out of stock for over a year and a half. I would recommend buying it now just to have since it may not stay in stock long. Simply beautiful!

This knife is very sharp out of the box. Very smooth action. It is a little heavy but not too much. It is now my EDC. I do recommend it.

Make sure lock blade makes an audibly loud click to engage lock. Sometimes it clicks but lock blade does not engage. Just give a quick flip seems to do best……… update on knife after two years. First year when I pulled my keys out it caught on the knife knife came out of my pocket. The thumb tab flipper hit the ground and snapped off. Try to cut a thumbnail groove in the back with my mini grinder doesn’t work because it’s too far back to the knife to open. Got in touch with the buyer. Explain the situation never heard anything from them. All the knives that I own are lifetime warranty I mentioned that as well. but no response. The little clip continually keeps coming off. I actually even put Loctite on it and tightened it back down and it still came off. Can’t find it anywhere, so no response from the owner, which is kind of sad no replacement or anything offered. So with that being said, you can expect possible issues from the knife that’s up to you I like the knife but with a problem it’s had just bought another knife. Seems to be the problem with Amazon. If you have an issue and you get in touch with the buyer you get no response whatsoever and this is not the first second or third or fourth time I’ve had issues.

I don’t normally write reviews until I’ve owned purchases for a while but this knife is awesome! Love the size and design. Construction is high quality. Blade came shaving sharp, hopefully will hold its edge over time. Carries well in your pocket due to its streamlined profile. My only complaint is the flipper stud is extremely hard to use in the traditional way because of the orientation. I figured out it’s just as easy to push it on you leg and snap the blade open with a quick flip. If the flipper stud were any different it wouldn’t be so sleek. Overall love this knife! This is my current EDC and Will come back and add longer term notes. Very happy I made this purchase

I own a significant number and variety of knives and I must say this is a great knife at a value price. The D2 tool steel has approximately 12-13% chromium and therefore falls into the category of a semi-stainless steel; however, this is only 1-2% less than the 14% minimum to be a full stainless. D2 is a hard and reasonably tough steel. Not as tough as CPM-20CV or Sandvik 14C28N, but it has excellent edge retention. It is an effective combination of wear resistance and toughness at a hardness of 58-60 HRC. For all those having difficulty using the flipper to open with one hand, it is because the flipper is designed for opening with your thumb rather than your index finger. Use of the thumb provides an almost effortless as well as fast opening.

Excellent knife for the price, beautiful Japanese style tanto tip.