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Higo is one of the most beloved models for Rockstead Knives fans around the world, and HIGOⅡX, with a custom Dark Matter Gold (DMG) carbon fiber coating and a titanium back layer, is one more step in the pursuit of perfection. The blade is made of ZDP189 super stainless steel and features a unique convexity with gradually reduced angle (30 degrees at the middle and 24 degrees at the tip). The variable blade angle is the result of Rockstead's long quest for superior sharpness and cutting ability.

Blade: ZDP-189 stainless steel at 66.7HRC
Handle: anodized titanium and Dark Matter Gold carbon fiber
Blade length: 89mm.
Blade thickness: 3.2mm.
Total length: 216mm.
Weight: 138g.
Closure: Frame Lock with SKD11 casement at 61HRC
Clip: made of 402J2 steel at 48HRC
Notes: Accompanied by warranty certificate with full technical specifications

With the Rockstead brand of Ishida Co. of Sakai, Japan, the best industrial knives currently in production are currently marketed.
Created by Katsumi Kitano, who for over 20 years has been producing quality knives so as to have been awarded the highest recognition among artisan knives in Japan, they are exceptional both in cutting capacity, penetration and hold of the thread and in innovation for the materials used and for construction techniques.

Intended use: Collection / Sports

Type of production: Midtech
Country of production: Sakai - Japan
Blade: in Hitachi YXR7 steel at 64HRC
Blade treatment: Black DLC mirror
Handle: A7075 Duralumin with Hv400 hardness anodizing
Blade length: 70mm.
Blade thickness: 3.3mm.
Length closed: 104mm.
Total length: 176mm.
Thick when closed: 11.4mm.
Weight: 74g.
Opening: through ambidextrous pin
Washers: in steel
Closure: FrameLock with wing in SKD11 at 61HRC
Clip: removable, in 420J2 stainless steel of 1mm. with PVD treatment
Packaging: Wooden box with Rockstead logos, certified with serial number and steel hardness test
Notes: -

Blade: stainless steel ZDP-189 to 67.2HRC
Handle: Duralumin A2024 with anodized surface to HV400
Blade length: 73 mm.
Blade Thickness: 3.5 mm.
Overall length: 176 mm.
Weight: 172 g.
Lock: Frame Lock with a swing in SKD11 61HRC
Clip: Steel 402J2 to 48HRC
Notes: Accompanied by a certificate of guarantee with the technical specifications.

KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously Purchased
* Condition: Like new
* Commercially available Discontinued
* Sharpening: Factory
* Marks on blade: None
* Marks on handle: None
* Box: Present
* Scabbard: -
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: Present
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory.


The best industrial knives currently in production are marketed under the Rockstead brand. Created by Katsumi Kitano, who has been making quality knives for more than 20 years to the extent that he has been awarded the highest distinction among artisan knife makers in Japan, they prove to be exceptional both in cutting ability, penetration and edge-holding and in the level of innovation for the materials used and construction techniques.

Country of production: Japan
Type of production: midtech
Blade: Hitachi YXR7 steel at 64.8HRC with 3micron HPC coverage and hardness of Hv1800
Handle: Duralumin A2024 with surface anodizing and hardness of Hv400
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Total length: 215mm.
Weight: 130g.
Closure: Frame Lock with SKD11 casement at 61HRC
Clip: made of 402J2 steel at 48HRC
Notes: Serial number 005 - 2010 knife accompanied by warranty certificate with technical specifications - Model discontinued and no longer commercially available

KNIFE WITHDRAWAL FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Type: Previously purchased
* Condition: in like new condition
* Available on the market: no longer in production, difficult to find, dating back to 2015
* Sharpening: Original
* Marks on the blade: no
* Marks on the handle: no
* Box: original, in cardboard with Guardian Tactical logos
* Sheath: no
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: original
* Checked and certified by our internal laboratory

100% USA Guardian Tactical, an American company specializing in the design and manufacture of tactical knives. Guardian Tactical combines obsessive and partly artisan attention with the use of modern and technologically advanced machinery in order to obtain almost perfect products with extremely high quality performance.

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama: USA
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: Dark StoneWash
Handle: Carbon Fiber
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed length: 135mm.
Total length: 225mm.
Thick when closed: 18mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 162g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, in stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Design: -

With the Rockstead brand of Ishida Co. of Sakai, Japan, the best industrial knives currently in production are currently marketed.

Created by Katsumi Kitano, who for over 20 years has been producing quality knives so as to have been awarded the highest recognition among artisan knives in Japan, they are exceptional both in cutting capacity, penetration and tightness of the thread and in innovation for the materials used and for construction techniques.

Intended use: Collection / Sports

Type of production: Midtech
Country of production: Sakai - Japan
Blade: ZDP189 stainless steel hardened to 66.5HRC
Blade treatment: mirror polished
Handle: titanium
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 120mm.
Total length: 216mm.
Thick when closed: 12.2mm.
Weight: 136g.
Opening: through ambidextrous pin
Washers: in brass
Closure: FrameLock with wing in SKD11 at 61HRC
Clip: removable, in 420J2 stainless steel with PVD treatment
Packaging: Wooden box with Rockstead logos, certified with serial number and steel hardness test
Notes: Serial number # 096 - Date of production 05 July 2019

With the Rockstead brand of Ishida Co. of Sakai, Japan, the best industrial knives currently in production are currently marketed.

Created by Katsumi Kitano, who for over 20 years has been producing quality knives so as to have been awarded the highest recognition among artisan knives in Japan, they are exceptional both in cutting capacity, penetration and hold of the thread and in innovation for the materials used and for construction techniques.

Intended use: Collection / Sports

Type of production: Midtech
Country of production: Sakai - Japan
Blade: ZDP189 stainless steel hardened to 66.4HRC
Blade treatment: mirror polished
Handle: anodised titanium and carbon fiber
Blade length: 89mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 120mm.
Total length: 216mm.
Thick when closed: 15.8mm.
Weight: 133g.
Opening: through ambidextrous pin
Washers: in steel
Closure: FrameLock with wing in SKD11 at 61HRC
Clip: removable, in 420J2 stainless steel with PVD treatment
Packaging: Wooden box with Rockstead logos, certified with serial number and steel hardness test
Notes: Serial number # 028 - Date of production April 23, 2019

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: stainless steel CPM-154CM
Treatment Lama: Stone Washed
Handle: G10 OD Green
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 135mm.
Overall length: 225mm.
Thick when closed: 18mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 170g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with logos Guardian Tactical
Design: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collective

Type of production: Semi-Industrial
Country of Origin: Pennsylvania - USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-154CM
Blade Treatment: Blackwashed
Handle: G10 and Solid Aluminum
Blade Length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed length: 121mm.
Overall length: 206mm.
Closure thickness: 16mm.
Weight: 132g.
Opening: Carson Flipper
Washers: steel, with ball bearings
Locking system: Sub Framelock in titanium
Clip: solid titanium, removable
Packing: Carton box with Guardian Tactical USA logos
Notes: Numbered edition with # 0006 serial number imprinted on the clip

Intended use: Tactical / Collective

Type of production: Semi-Industrial
Country of Origin: Pennsylvania - USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-154CM
Blade Treatment: Stone Washed
Handle: G10 and Solid Aluminum
Blade Length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed length: 121mm.
Overall length: 206mm.
Closure thickness: 16mm.
Weight: 132g.
Opening: Carson Flipper
Washers: steel, with ball bearings
Locking system: Sub Framelock in titanium
Clip: solid titanium, removable
Packing: Carton box with Guardian Tactical USA logos
Notes: Numbered edition with # 0019 serial number imprinted on the clip

Intended use: Tactical / Collective

Type of production: Semi-Industrial
Country of Origin: Pennsylvania - USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-154CM
Blade Treatment: Stone Washed
Handle: Carbon Fiber and Solid Aluminum
Blade Length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed length: 121mm.
Overall length: 206mm.
Closure thickness: 16mm.
Weight: 132g.
Opening: Carson Flipper
Washers: steel, with ball bearings
Locking system: Sub Framelock in titanium
Clip: solid titanium, removable
Packing: Carton box with Guardian Tactical USA logos
Notes: Numbered edition with # 0027 serial number imprinted on the clip

Intended use: Tactical / Collective

Type of production: Semi-Industrial
Country of Origin: Pennsylvania - USA
Blade: Stainless steel CPM-154CM
Blade Treatment: Dual Tone - Stone Washed + PVD
Handle: Carbon Fiber and Solid Aluminum
Blade Length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed length: 121mm.
Overall length: 206mm.
Closure thickness: 16mm.
Weight: 132g.
Opening: Carson Flipper
Washers: steel, with ball bearings
Locking system: Sub Framelock in titanium
Clip: solid titanium, removable
Packing: Carton box with Guardian Tactical USA logos
Notes: Numbered edition with # 0024 serial number imprinted on the clip

Guardian Tactical Use 100%, is a young American company specializing in the design and implementation of tactical knives. Guardian Tactical combines an obsessive and partly crafted with the use of modern and technologically advanced machinery in order to achieve almost perfect products and with very high quality performance.

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: Two Tone Black
Handle: Carbon Fiber
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Closed Length: 135mm.
Overall length: 192mm.
Thick when closed: 14mm
Weight: 104g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Notes: Specimen with consecutive numbering and date of manufacture stamped on the blade and clips

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
blade production: U.S.A.
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: Dark Stonewash
Handle: carbon fiber
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed Length: 115mm.
Overall length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 15mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 102g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Design: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama: U.S.A.
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: Dark Stonewash
Handle: carbon fiber
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed Length: 115mm.
Overall length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 15mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 102g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Design: -

Guardian Tactical Use 100%, is a young American company specializing in the design and implementation of tactical knives. Guardian Tactical combines an obsessive and partly crafted with the use of modern and technologically advanced machinery in order to achieve almost perfect products and with very high quality performance.

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: Dark Stonewash
Handle: Carbon Fiber
Blade length: 85mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5mm.
Closed Length: 135mm.
Overall length: 192mm.
Thick when closed: 14mm
Weight: 104g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Notes: Specimen with consecutive numbering and date of manufacture stamped on the blade and clips

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
blade production: U.S.A.
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: satin finish
Handle: Aluminum Black
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed Length: 115mm.
Overall length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 15mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 128g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Design: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
blade production: U.S.A.
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: satin finish
Handle: Aluminium Blue
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed Length: 115mm.
Overall length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 15mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 128g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Design: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
blade production: U.S.A.
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: satin finish
Handle: Aluminium Orange
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed Length: 115mm.
Overall length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 15mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 128g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Design: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: CPM-154CM stainless steel
Blade treatment: Dark Stonewash
Handle: G10 OD Green
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Closed Length: 115mm.
Overall length: 190mm.
Thick when closed: 15mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 106g.
Lock: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with Guardian Tactical logos
Design: -

Con il marchio Rockstead, della Ishida Co. di Sakai, in Giappone, sono attualmente commercializzati i migliori coltelli industriali attualmente in produzione.

Creati da Katsumi Kitano, che da oltre 20 anni produce coltelli di qualità tanto da esser stato insignito del massimo riconoscimento tra i coltellinai artigiani in Giappone, si dimostrano eccezionali sia in capacità di taglio, penetrazione e tenuta del filo sia a livello di innovazione per i materiali utilizzati e per le tecniche costruttive.

Lama: acciaio laminato con guance esterne in VG10 e tagliente in ZDP-189 a 66/67HRC con finitura a specchio
Manicatura: Titanio anodizzato
Lunghezza lama: 105 mm.
Spessore della lama: 3,8 mm.
Lunghezza totale: 190 mm.
Peso: 159g.
Chiusura: Frame Lock con battente in acciaio inox
Clip: Deep pocket, amovibile, in acciaio inox SUS420J2 a 50HRC
Note: Design by Sinkevich - accompagnato da certificato di garanzia con specifiche tecniche dettagliate

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: stainless steel CPM-154CM
Treatment Lama: Stone Washed
Handle: G10 OD Green
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 135mm.
Overall length: 225mm.
Thick when closed: 18mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 170g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with logos Guardian Tactical
Design: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: stainless steel CPM-154CM
Treatment Lama: Dark stonewash
Handle: Carbon fiber
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 135mm.
Overall length: 225mm.
Thick when closed: 18mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 162g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with logos Guardian Tactical
Design: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: stainless steel CPM-154CM
Treatment Lama: Stone Washed and Black
Handle: Carbon fiber
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 135mm.
Overall length: 225mm.
Thick when closed: 18mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 162g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with logos Guardian Tactical
Design: -

Intended use: Tactical / Collection

Type of production: Industrial
Production Lama USA
Blade: stainless steel CPM-154CM
Treatment Lama: Stone Washed
Handle: G10 Tan
Blade length: 95mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 135mm.
Overall length: 225mm.
Thick when closed: 18mm
Balancing: -
Weight: 170g.
Closure: Frame Lock
Clip: removable, stainless steel
Sheath: -
Packaging: Cardboard box with logos Guardian Tactical
Design: -

Rockstead - Higo-X-IW - Ironwood ZDP-189 - knife

With the brand Rockstead, Ishida Co. in Sakai, Japan, are currently marketed the best industrial knives currently in production.

Created by Katsumi Kitano, who for over 20 years has been producing quality knives so as to have been awarded the highest honor among the artisan knife makers in Japan, proved to be exceptional in cutting capacity, penetration and sealing wire is at the level of innovation for materials and construction techniques.

Blade: ZDP-189 in 66.8HRC
Handle material: stainless steel and wood SUS420J2 Ironwood
Blade length: 90 mm.
Blade Thickness: 3 mm.
Overall length: 215 mm.
Weight: 133g.
Lock: Frame Lock with swing SKD11 to 61HRC
Clip: 402J2 steel at 48HRC
Notes: Accompanied by a certificate of guarantee with the technical specifications.

Blade: Hitachi YXR7 64.8HRC steel with 3micron HPC cover - Hv1800
Handle: Duralumin A2024 with surface anodization at Hv400
Blade length: 90 mm.
Blade thickness: 3.5 mm.
Overall length: 215 mm.
Weight: 100 g.
Closing: Frame Lock with SKD11 to 61HRC
Clip: 402J2 steel to 48HRC
Notes: Accompanied by a certificate of guarantee with technical specifications.

Intended use: Collection / Sports

Type of production: Midtech
Country of production: Sakai - Japan
Blade: ZDP189 stainless steel hardened to 66.4HRC
Blade treatment: mirror polished
Handle: aluminum
Blade length: 90mm.
Blade thickness: 3mm.
Closed length: 120mm.
Total length: 216mm.
Thick when closed: 15.8mm.
Weight: 102g.
Opening: through ambidextrous pin
Washers: in steel
Closure: FrameLock with wing in SKD11 at 61HRC
Clip: removable, in 420J2 stainless steel with PVD treatment
Packaging: Wooden box with Rockstead logos, certified with serial number and steel hardness test
Notes: Serial number # 1039 - Date of production 31 May 2019