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2010-08-08

If you can translate from the Japanese, please let me know the name of the manufacturer.
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Deba bocho (Japanese: 出刃包丁, literally: pointed carving knife) are Japanese style kitchen carvers used to cut fish, as well as chicken and meat.
They come in different sizes, sometimes up to 30 cm (12 inches) in length. The deba hocho first appeared during the Edo period in Sakai.
It is designed to behead and fillet fish. Its thickness, and often a more obtuse angle on the back of the heel allow it to cut off the heads of fish without damage.
The rest of the blade is then used to ride against the fish bones, separating the fillet. The deba is not intended for chopping of large diameter bones.


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Dirck Brinckerhoff16-Aug-2010 20:29
Mark, nice lighting to catch the detail. It looks like there are three or four layers in that blade. My cousin says: "The top one is Ginza. The bottom I can have lots of guesses but there are extra squiggles that make it confusing... so no - not the bottom part." The bottom one is probably the name of a one-time owner.
DB Hans10-Aug-2010 06:05
Great image, the detail is amazing as well as the composition!
Barry Ailetcher09-Aug-2010 17:02
don't know what it says but I will take it and let you know if about 10 years
Larry Hill09-Aug-2010 16:56
Jo Etta says the first chars are "Ginza", which probably refers to the expensive shopping area in Tokyo. But the next bit is too stylized to make out.
Jack Hoying09-Aug-2010 11:25
I'm a little rusty, but I think the translation is "Property of Mark Krauss".
Ed Duverger09-Aug-2010 08:03
Would not argue about the text in presence of this impressive knife
Greg W09-Aug-2010 04:25
Wow, it sure is not the Ginsu knife I remember seeing on late night TV. That is a serious blade......
fotabug09-Aug-2010 04:11
I find Japanese and other similar languages so different, very interesting but all Greek to me. LOL
Paul Milholland09-Aug-2010 03:58
Can't offer any help with the translation, but it looks like a serious cutting implement.