Japanese Custom Knives by Takeshi Saji: Unique Blades for Sale

The Mcusta MC-0082 “Kikyo” from the Kamon series is a refined pocket knife that blends Japanese elegance with everyday practicality.

Made entirely of stainless steel, it features an AUS-8 steel blade, known for its strength and ability to maintain a long-lasting sharpness. Its compact design and light weight make it ideal for carrying in your pocket or attaching to a tie with the integrated clip.

The Kikyo motif represents the bellflower, known in Japan as Kikyo or “bellflower.” This flower is a symbol of sincerity, eternal love, and protection. Used in the Sengoku period by the Akechi clan, it is now often used in Japanese decorative arts as an ornamental motif to evoke purity and harmony. On the knives of the Kamon series, the Kikyo motif adds a touch of delicacy and deep meaning, evoking values of loyalty and timeless beauty.

Intended use: EDC / Money clip

Type of production: industrial cutting, assembly, and handcrafted finishing
Country of production: Japan
Blade: AUS-8 stainless steel
Blade finish: Satin
Handle: stainless steel
Blade length: 47mm.
Blade thickness: 2mm.
Closed length: 76mm.
Total length: 120mm.
Weight: 56g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: money clip
Sheath: -
Notes: AOI heraldic symbol of the Tokugawa family

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Withdrawn from a private collection, previously purchased.
* Condition: Overall in very good condition
* Commercially available: Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory sharpened
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: A few small marks on steel heads.
* Box: Present
* Scabbard: Present
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: /
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Collection / Gentleman

Type of Production: Semi-Industrial
Country of Production: Japan
Blade: Stainless steel AUS6
Blade treatment: Satin finish
Handle: Mother of pearl and stainless steel heads
Blade length: 40mm.
Blade thickness: 2mm.
Length closed: 55mm.
Total length: 97mm.
Weight: 14g.
Closure: Back Lock
Sheath: small blue velvet case with Al-Mar Knives logos
Packaging: cardboard box with Al-Mar Knives logos.
Notes: very rare knife produced in the 1980s withdrawn from private collection

Coltelleria Collini is the official distributor for Italy of MCUSTA Japanese knives

Intended use: sports / collection

Type of production: industrial cutting - handcrafted assembly and finishing
Blade: SanMai steel with VG-10 stainless steel edge at 59 / 60HRC and external cheeks in 33-layer nickel damascus
Production Lama: Japan
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 45mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 70mm.
Total length: 118mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 44g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: in deep pocket steel
Sheath:
Note: -

Coltelleria Collini is the official distributor for Italy of MCUSTA Japanese knives

Intended use: sports / collection

Type of production: industrial cutting - handcrafted assembly and finishing
Blade: SanMai steel with VG-10 stainless steel edge at 59 / 60HRC and external cheeks in 33-layer nickel damascus
Production Lama: Japan
Handle: Micarta
Blade length: 45mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 70mm.
Total length: 118mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 44g.
Closure: Liner Lock
Clip: in deep pocket steel
Sheath:
Note: -

Intended use: key chain / collection

Type of Industrial Production
Blade: stainless steel 420
Production Country: Japan
Handle: Steel plated gold and Chinese lacquer red cinnabar
Blade length: 37mm.
Blade Thickness: 1.5mm.
Overall length: 91mm.
Closed Length: 54mm.
Closing system: -
Weight: 36g.
Chain and key ring: Brass
Packaging: in brown velvet box with logos Kai Cutlery
Notes: very rare product in the late '70s, brand new, in perfect condition

Intended use: hunting / sport

Type of production Semi-Industrial
Blade: SRS-15 semi-carbon steel 63 / 64HRC
Country of production: Seki City - Japan
Handle: micarta brown with loop guard and brass rivets
Blade length: 237mm.
Blade thickness: 6mm.
Overall length: 378mm.
Weight: 464g.
Sheath: Brown leather
Packaging: cardboard box with G. Sakai logos
Notes: Knife of the late '90s, brand new, mint conditions

Takeshi Saji was born in 1948 in Takefu ( Fukui Prefecture ) , a city located approximately in the center of Japan and in the heart of an area for centuries devoted to the production of blades . His lab is still there, built around the oven thanks to which, for several years now , Takeshi Saji forges the steel (especially damascus) with which he made various models of traditional Japanese knives . The choice of material finishes (mostly natural ) , the essential lines - evocative use - and the color combinations of rare impact his accomplishments make unique and unmistakable in view of the cutlery world and at home , have earned him the prestigious title of Master .

Intended use: Collection / Sports / Machete

Production Type: Handmade
Production Blade: Japan
Blade: Forged by hand, damask laminated with sharp Hitachi Shirogami to 64HRC
Treatment Blade: -
Handle: Paracord
Blade length : 235mm .
Blade thickness : 5mm.
Length closed : -
Overall length: 390mm .
Thick when closed: -
Balancing : -
Weight: 465g .
Closure: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Leather
Packaging: Cardboard Box
Notes: entirely hand-made by Takeshi Saji