Vintage Japanese Signed 堺貞峰 Chef's Sashimi Sushi 6.5" Knife Laminated Samurai Steel Vase In the last photo the

In the last photo the embossed pattern of the original can be seen clearly

There are no stamps on the back

These are used to protect and add style to the instrument

These tubes

It has a nice scalloped shape around the perimeter which also has a gold border

Vintage Japanese Signed 堺貞峰 Chef's Sashimi Sushi 6.5" Knife Laminated Samurai Steel Vase In the last photo theThis is a fine professional grade sashimi yanagiba sushi chef's 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