All KD30 series are forged and hand crafted personally by Master Hattori. If you use information from this site for commercial purposes including selling your knives on EBay, please give credit to this site. A Series of Bowies made by Hattori but never made as OEM are the three models of the YH series, the YH-1 and YH-2 with convex grind and the YH-3 with a Hollow Grind. The Hana series are slightly smaller with an overall length of 10.25″ and a blade length of 5.25″. In 1983 Browning planned to create a limited edition damascus knife and Ichiro Hattori was involved in the creation of a knife  made using Stainless Steel and Nickel Silver forge welded in layers. Popular with hunters and survival experts as well as with military personnel who appreciate a larger fixed blade that can serve multiple roles in hard conditions, the Trail Master is a rugged Bowie that will be your trusted companion whatever your mission! on Bird and Trout Knives, Bob Lum designs. (Photo: Linder ATS-34 F1, Hattori solid VG10 F1, Hattori VG10 laminate F1, Linder Super Edge I.). Precise was another US Importer who sold the H-109 as the “Deerslayer Ltd”. And as he only produces occasional limited runs Hattori knives are invariably always difficult to acquire. Like other firearms manufacturers, Beretta relied on outside knife makers to produce a line of knives to complement their firearms. Beautiful deer engraving, serial numbered Model 201 in presentation case. Left to right: Hattori 160-2 Aus8, Cold Steel Trailmaster Aus6, Hattori 160-1 Aus8, Cold Steel Trailmaster VG1 Sanmai III, Falkniven NL1 Thor VG10 Laminate. Both single piece scalpel type construction. Get the best deals for cold steel trail master at eBay.com. blade thickness: 7.41mm (0.29″) The knife weighs 80 g and comes in a blister package. Cold Steel Tanto Series Fixed Blade Knives Cold Steel is a Ventura California, USA based company founded in 1980. There were some models which did not have “Made in Japan” on them and there is speculation that some of these early Tantos were possibly made in the U.S. Another rarely seen Browning model is a limited edition Loveless Drop Point Hunter, the current Hattori H-359, serial numbered with engraving on just the left side of the blade, packaged with sheath in a commemorative presentation box. Perhaps the most well known knives made by Hattori are the fighting bowies for SOG Specialty Knives of Santa Monica California, which were reproductions of a design originally created by Conrad Ben Baker for MACV-CISO Special Forces operations during the Vietnam war. Marked 440 Stainless on the box. There were at least two configurations, one with Valor stamped on the right side ricasso, and another which simply had “Original Bowie” printed on the left side ricasso and “Hi Stainless” “1700B Japan” on the right side. The same knife was also imported and sold by K-Mart under the M-Star Label,  an “M” inside a star as a brand mark. Blade thickness: 5/16″ (0.31mm) Both steels are made by Takefu Steel in Japan and are very similar in characteristic and performance. In the 1991 movie “Flight of the Intruder” a black bladed Trailmaster with black micarta scales was used. Hattori H160-1 Aus8 Right Side: Made in Japan. The beautiful Damascus design is created by applying a forged 30 layers of Nickel and 30 layers of 429j2 stainless to each side, for a total of 121 layers. In 2016 Fallkniven introduced a new large Bowie under the name of Modern Bowie. The fourth version introduced in 2007 was the same as the previous but the blade was changed from solid Aus8 to VG1 core Sanmai. of Singapore to milspecs for ASEAN nation’s Naval/Marine units. A number of smaller Hunters are also available in the KD30 series. H-70HBM Micarta and H-70HCW Cocobolo a Hidden Tang weight reduced version. The blade was solid Aus8. Some models had “Hand Made by Ichiroh” etched on he blade with a serial number on the other side. The blades seem more polished in appearance. The scalpel style utility Medaka2 features a 3″ VG10 blade with black linen micarta handle. A Stag handled version was also made, as well as a serial numbered limited edition model with a deer depiction on the blade in a wooden presentation case. Up to that time the making of a damascus blade involved the forge welding of iron and steel in alternating layers that often resulted in a costly and not very rust resistant final product. However the catalog description stated that the blade was made with steel imported from Japan, and the technical description states: ” Blade Length 8 1/4″ Overall length 13 1/2″ Thickness 3/16″ Weight 12.7oz. The Sanmai III version was introduced in 2007 with the VG1 core and was made for 7 years with the convex grind by Hattori. The second generation which appeared in the 1988 catalog retained the jimping but added a “bone breaker” section to the middle of the spine. Hattori Model 102 Master Hunter II in ATS-34. Overall length was 7 1/2″ and the blade 3 5/8″. Blade material is Aus8. The Fallknieven Thor is also made in Seki Japan using a VG10 steel core. 9 INCH BLADE OF SEKI'S BEST AUS8A. As WWII came, by 1942 Winchester became busy dedicated to forearms contracts with the U.S. Government and ceased knife production. Like many other U.S. knife companies at the time, Browning had knives made in the U.S., Germany, Italy and Japan. The skeletonized handle resulted in a total weight of 3.6 oz. A rarely seen model is the Hattori “Sea Commander” SV-501 Combat/Diver/Survival Knife which was designed and made for Sheares Technologies PTE. The 1700A is the Buck 119 design whereas the 1700C is the Buck 124 Frontiersman design. While based on the F1 and A1, these new models offered a Laminated Cobalt steel blade and a stainless steel guard. And it used Carbon V steel which is what Camillus used for all their knives. Some knives had “HandMade by Ichiro” and a serial number etched into the blade rather than the written “Parker Custom Series”. KD30 Ajime1 and Tsuchime1. H-102 Presentation Master Hunter II ATS-34 blade Nickel Stainless guard and Pommel, Cocobolo handle. Quillons and the "skull-crusher" pommels were originally made of brass, but have been replaced by stainless steel in contemporary models. However Cold Steel discontinued the Sanmai III Recon Scout in late 2014. Hattori’s largest Hunting knives are the H160-1 and H160-2 Bowies. Blade: 254 mm (10″) The same knife sometimes with minor variations was marketed in the U.S. under various labels. Hattori also makes the Nenox series of Stainless knives for the Nenohi brand. Not many of these Parker Custom Series knives are seen today compared to the number of folding knives. Blade: 254 mm (10″) It had a convex ground blade, called a rolled edge in the catalog, similar to the current VG1 Sanmai model. While maintaining the blade designs and sheath modifications from the Pro series, the F1X, S1X and A1X have a guard which locks into the sheath. At one time he was the owner of WR Case and Sons Cutlery and was responsible for the design and development of the Case Classic line. Cold Steel Inc. of Ventura California was largely responsible for having introduced the “Tanto” on a large scale to the U.S. A variant is the HA-BDI/BDA “Boy’s Dream” which had a plain edge fighter style with swedge. At the same time the standard Tanto also switched from brass to stainless fittings ad became the model 13AN. Left to right: Hattori 160-2 Aus8, Cold Steel Trailmaster Aus6, Hattori 160-1 Aus8, Cold Steel Trailmaster VG1 Sanmai III, Falkniven NL1 Thor VG10 Laminate. Comes as Shown Sheath and Knife. This one has the number 01790; on the right side of the ricasso and marked 440 STAINLESS. While Valor’s knives covered a wide range of types, a few models were of high quality and stood out. The weight, construction and locking on this knife is equivalent to the Kershaw 1050. Black Bear Classic first appears in the 1995 catalog, although it may have been introduced earlier. It had a convex ground blade, called a rolled edge in the catalog, similar to the current VG1 Sanmai model. The Winchester H-102. Weight: 565g (19.92 oz). The M30 model was also made by Camillus as the CQB 1 (Close Quarter Battle) between 2000-2006. UPDATE: In December 2020, it was announced that Cold Steel Inc. was sold to GSM Outdoofrs (Good Sportman Marketing, LLC) of Irving Texas. However the A1 is known to be in use by Special Forces units of the U.S. and other nations as well. As a Cold Steel customer you should know what to look for when you purchase a Cold Steel product: • If it seems like an offer that is too good to be true, it probably is. Super Rare and in well used condition. The instruction sheet that came with G96 knives merely stated “”knife makers choice knives are made of a special rust proof steel that combines the edge holding ability of high carbon steel with the easy care of stainless steel. The Recon Scout was introduced later than the Trailmaster in 1990, and all version made were black, except for the Sanmai III version in satin. Hattori has made knives using a wide variety of steels both Carbon and Stainless over the last 45 years, but in recent years his work has centered around laminates using VG10 and high performance powder steels like 3G(SGPS) and Cowry-X. The renowned U.S. knife maker Bob Lum (1943-2007) offered a few of his hunter designs and the fixed blades were made by Ichiro Hattori. Ichiro Hattori made just two of each and has declared that he will not be making this model again. The Cold Steel Trailmaster was introduced in 1987-198 and consequently has a long history, and a considerable following of it’s own.

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