5/2213 UP! Added 1 New Models
Kiku & Jemmy will be attending the Blade show in Atlanta on May 31
to June 2. See you soon!
Kiku has made "SWAT KNIFE"
"Samurai Warrior Meets American Tactical" as featured in March,
2013 issue of Tactical Knives Magazine
U.S. Specials!
While the inventory lasts, we are now offerring all U.S. available Kiku
knives at 10% discount.
12/08/12 UP! Added 3 New Models & Some Exciting Models are back!
Notice about Kiku's Specs
Due to the hand made, the design and specs (size & materials) may vary
in each production (Kiku says it is evolving each time)
5/25/12 UP!Kiku/D.B. Collaboration KM-930 Police Model has been featured in the June
issue of Japanese Knife Magazine.
(Photos : Kiku & Darryl Bolke with Police model at SHOT Show &
Magazine pages 10-11)
5*Be aware of cheap counterfeits from China with Kiku name and logo
USASOC Sniper Competition Dutch SF Sniper team with Kiku knives. The 2nd place winner out of 32 teams challenged in every aspect of sniper
operations during both daytimes and nighttimes
Gunny photo from Tactical Knives Magazine, showing a shaving sharp Kiku
knife
We had the 19th annual Seki Knife Show on October 7th and 8th. It was a
very successful show for Kiku introducing many new models. We will upload
the new models soon.
Hot News on Tactical Knives Magazine!
In the recent November issue of the Tactical Knives magazine (shown left),
Kiku knives are admired by Gunny (R. Lee Armey) in his interview articles.
He is an open-hearted guy, and spoke to us friendly in Japanese, when he
visited Kiku's table at the Blade Show. He said he was in Okinawa for a
few years, and he loves Japan.
Kiku with Gunny! As promised at the SHOT Show in January, Kiku has made a special knife
for Gunny, and presented him at the Blade Show. Gunny was so happy with
the special model, and has visited Kiku's table during the show.
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Here is the
recent feedback from Kiku customer:
just received the KM-315 Full Contact
Aggressive in OU-31 this afternoon and I am extremely
pleased with the quality of the blade, the design, and the
overall service you and Kiku provide. I cannot stress
enough how pleased I am with this beautiful and functional
knife. It will become my heirloom piece for my son
or daughter. I am very proud owner of an incredible knife
and would encourage anyone interested in one of Kiku's knives
to purchase one without hesitation.
Best
regards, Derek S. Denton, TX.
Kiku on Knife Magazine
Kiku knives have been featured in the
December issue of Japanese Knife Magazine on the cover and 9
pages article. This Knife Magazine is very popular for it's
great photographs.
We got 10 copies of the magazine, and
will give you one copy Free with your Kiku knife order for
$300 or more (This offer limits to first 10
purchasers).
Kiku on Youtube
These are the short videos of Kiku.
Enjoy the
videos at
The Best Collaborative Knife of the Year Award
Winners, Mr. Spencer Frazer, President of SOG Specialty
Knives, Inc. and Master Kiku Matsuda, holding the knife
together at SOG booth
Kiku with the Award plaque on his
table at the Blade Show in Atlanta
Just received a good
feedback from Tom Tsouris who is collecting Kiku
knives:
"I just received my new
Kiku Matsuda "Yoroi Tooshi." It is truly a masterpiece. It is
much more impressive in person than I imagined. Razor sharp
and incredibly tough, the hamaguri-ba blade cuts through
everything like a laser even though the knife is 6mm thick at
the spine. The new polished finish is extremely tasteful. This
will be the centerpiece of my growing knife collection. Thank
you very much for finding it for me. It is always a pleasure
doing business with you and your service is next to none.
Sincerely Tom
Tsouris"
Some "Sold Out" models may be
re-produced with 1 - 2 months delivery. Please contact us by
email
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Kiku won the Award at Blade Show in
2007!
At the recent Blade Show
held in Atlanta on June 8-10, Kiku knife won the Best
Collaboration Knife of the Year Award. In this March,
Mr.Spencer Frazer, President of SOG Specialty Knives, Inc.
Lynnwood, WA. has visited Kiku workshop in Seki, and discussed
about the Reverse Collaboration Knife designed by SOG and
handmade by
Kiku.
Kiku has made two knives for the show,
and SOG has presented one knife for the award entry. On the
second day of the show, the Knife Of The Year Awards Banquet
was held and the Kiku/SOG collaboration knife won the Best Collaboration Knife of the Year Award. This is a
great honor for Mr. Kiku
Matsuda.
This Award Winning Collabo knife is now available exclusively from SOG Specialty Knives, Inc. Lynnwood, WA U.S.A. Their retail price is $2,500. For more details and ordering information, please visit http://sogknives.com/wordpress/2007/07/
Here is a comment from Mr. Bob Moon who has
recently bought Kiku knife:
"Thank you for a very beautiful knife. It has a
wonderful overall shape, and a fine edge. It has a timeless
beauty that is indicative of the refinement of Japanese
design. I am very pleased, and please pass this
message on to Master Kiku"
We have many more
thanks letters from the users, and here is the one from
Marcin Morawski in
Poland
Kiku Matsuda, the new knifemaker
who has a magic hand in grinding and polishing the
blades in any angles and directions. Unlike normal
grinders, he uses a side flat area of the power wheel,
that is his canvas to create any 3D grindings, concave,
hollow, flat, Hamaguri (convex), twist, double and
triple grindings in a free hand. He says his
fingers move automatically from his imagination. This is
amazing!!!!!!!
His father
has been running a small workshop in Seki for blade
grinding work for Seki production knife makers. Kiku has
joined at the age of 15 and learned the grinding
technique from his father. He is now 56, and his 40
years experiences and techniques have proved to be a
best grinder in the world. His fine work was admitted by
William Henry Knives some years ago, and all of their
custom grade blades are being hand ground and polished
by him.
After his son, Masayuki (3rd
generation) has joined, he has started making his own
knives (handmade custom knives). At the local knife
shows, his unique Tactical knives have quickly received
great reputations for itfs unique blade style and
extreme durability and sharpness. His first blade steel
preference is the OU-31 (see details of
this newly developed specialty steel here), but he also
uses D2, ATS-34 and VG-10.
The blade durability, edge sharpness and longer edge retention of his knives are not only for the steel character, but also for his special Hamaguri-Ba (Japanese Convex edge famous for Katana) grinding. After polished the blade, hewill use a special art
etching process on the blade for non-glare finish,
corrosion resistanceand blade
surface protection. He prefers to use G-10 for the
handles, hand contoured and shaped to fit with hand with
an unique parachute cord guard. Each knife comes with
hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok carrying
device.
You will
be amazed with the outstanding blade grinding and
cutting performance of Kiku Knives, when you actually
use it. We would like you to experience and prove it,
However, his custom knife production is very
limited right now, as he still devotes most of his work
for the blade grinding for several knife makers. So far,
he only made some knives for the shows. Kiku is my long
time friend, and I have been helping him traveling and
conducting international
shows in
last 4 years. From the show knives he made, I was
choosing and collecting a few best knives at
atime, and finally, the time has
come to introduce 15 different knives to the JKD
customers. Please note that we have only one piece each
model, and have no idea when we will have next, once
sold out. Fortunately, he intends to share more times to
make his own custom knives, so we hope to be able to get
more knives in the near
future.
New! KM-270 Kiku Yamasemi
KM-275 Yamasemi The heavy duty (10mm thick) Slim Japanese Tanto style knife with
Hamon design. 9-1/2" OU-31 Hamaburi-ba blade with 5-1/4" hand
contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. The
toughest ever" Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
belt device.
KM-265 Talon Karambit The famous Karambit style Tactical knife with 3-1/2 inch D2 recurved
hollow ground sickle type blade with large false edge and thumb notches
on back, 4-1/2" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with
finger hole on end and finger groove on tang. Comes with hand fitted
Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-270 Shigure All purpose Utility EDC knife ideal for Camping and Fishing, 4-1/2"
SHSS Recurved and Flat ground blade with long false edge and thumb notches
on back. 4-1/4" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with
cut-out hole for sure grip and lighter weight. Comes with hand fitted Kydex
sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-255 Shinobi "SHINOBI" means Ninjya. Compact size Tactical knife with 3"
Hamaguri-ba grind OU-31 blade with long false edge on back, 3-5/8"
Hand contured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with thumb notches on back
and lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
Belt device.
KM-260 Betsu-Kamui "BETSU-KAMUI" means the God of River". 5" Super Gold
2 powdered steel Upswept skinning blade, thin Hamaguri-ba grind with false
edge on back, 4-1/2" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle
with lanyard hole on end and thumb notches on back. Comes with hand fitted
Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
Super Gold 2 Blade in 3.4mm thick, 125mm blade, 245mm overall, weight 280g
JKD Special $590.00 Sold Out
KM-230 Kiku FUJIN (_)
OU-31 Heavy duty Max-Power knife
KM-230 Fujin Another Rugged and Heavy Duty Max-Power model from Kiku's famous Full
Contact Series. This is a matching pair with KM-170 Raijin. Fujin is a
God of Wind and Raijin is a God of Thunder. 12-inch long and 10mm thick
heavy-gauge OU-31 blade has Multi-grinds of recurved V-grind + Hamaguri-ba
grind toward blade tip + false edge on the back, 7" hand contoured
O.D. Green Canvas Micarta handle with finger retaining paracord strap and
butt end. Large thumb notches on back and butt end. Comes with hand fitted
Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-170 Kiku RAIJIN (_)
OU-31 Heavy duty Max-Power knife
KM-170 Raijin Rugged and Heavy Duty Max-Power model from Kiku's famous Full Contact
Series. 12-inch long and 10mm thick heavy-gauge OU-31 blade has Multi-grinds
of recurved V-grind + Hamaguri-ba grind toward blade tip + false edge on
the back, 6" hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard
hole on hilt and butt end. Large thumb notches on back and butt end. Comes
with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-175 Murakumo 8-1/4" Long blade Fighting knife, yet easy & sure grip lightweight
knife. Slightly recurved Hamaguri-ba grind OU-31 blade with long false
edge on back, 6" hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard
hole on end and thumb notches on back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath
with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-180 Shinonome 6" OU-31 blade smaller size Fighting knife with blood groove. Slightly
recurved Hamaguri-ba grind blade with thumb notches on back, 5" hand
contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with retaining camo paracord and
notched butt end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt
device.
KM-185 Murasame Lightweight and broad Utility knife, 4-1/2" "Super Gold II"
High Carbon Powdered Stainless steel blade. Slightly recurved Hamaguri-ba
grind blade with long false edge on back, 4-3/4" hand contoured OD
Green Canvas Micarta handle with retaining camo paracord and thumb notches
on back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
Super Gold II Blade in 3.5mm thick, 116mm blade, 232mm overall, weight
200g
JKD Special $590.00 Sold Out
KM-190 Kiku BREEZE SHSS blade
KM-190 Breeze 4-3/4" blade Utility knife similar to the above Murasame, but made
of the rust resistant SHSS Super Hard Stainless Steel. Slightly recurved
Hamaguri-ba grind blade with small false edge and thumb notches on back,
4-1/2" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard
hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-195 Kotani 5-1/4" OU-31 blade Fish & Bird Utility knife, Flat ground slim
blade with false edge and thumb notches on back, 4-3/4" hand contoured
Black/Grey layered Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes with
hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
JKD Special $450.00 US Special $400.00 2 pcs. Available Now from US office
KM-210 Kiku KIRISAME (ΆJ) SHSS blade
KM-210 Kirisame All purpose Utility EDC knife, 3-5/8" SHSS Hamaguri-ba ground blade
in brushed finish, 4-1/4" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta
handle with cut-out hole for sure grip and lighter weight and thumb notches
on back, Lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with
Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-215 Blast 6" OU-31 blade Fighting knife with blood groove. Slightly recurved
Hamaguri-ba grind blade with false edge and thumb notches on back, 5"
hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard hole on butt end.
Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-220 Aqua II Compact & Lightweight Versatile Utility knife ideal for Camping, Fishing,
Outdoor cooking etc. 4-3/4" spear point Hamaguri-ba blade with false
edge and thumb notches on back. New OU-31 San Mai blade of the OU-31 core
edge sandwiched with 420J2 stainless steel for the increased durability
to bending and breaking. 4" hand contoured OD Green G-10 handle with
lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt
device.
OU-31 San Mai Blade in 3.6mm thick, 120mm blade, 225mm overall, weight
14g
JKD Special $455.00 Sold Out
KM-225 Kiku AQUA MARINE OU-31 San Mai Clad blade
KM-225 Aqua Marine Smaller 3" blade version Utility Neck knife with Marine blue G-10
handle. Compact & Lightweight Versatile Utility knife ideal for Camping,
Fishing, Outdoor cooking etc. 3" spear point Hamaguri-ba blade with
false edge and thumb notches on back. New OU-31 San Mai blade of the OU-31
core edge sandwiched with 420J2 stainless steel for the increased durability
to bending and breaking. 3-1/4" hand contoured Blue G-10 handle with
lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Neck strap.
OU-31 San Mai Blade in 3.5mm thick, 75mm blade, 160mm overall, weight 50g
JKD $410.00 US Special $370.00 2 pcs. Available Now from US office
KM-150 Kiku Nagi β
KM-150 Nagi Another versatile Utility Hunter with 4-1/2" OU-31 Drop point Hamaguri-ba
blade with false edge and thumb notches on back. 4-1/4" hand contoured
Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted
Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-165 Masayuki Neck Knife Masayuki Matsuda (Kiku's son) came up with a cute skeleton Neck knife.
Beautifull mirror polished OU-31 solid one piece construction with holes
on handle. 2-1/4" flat grind drop point utility blade, 4-1/4"
overall. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with black neck strap.
KM-105 Kubira Machete type large 10 inch drop point OU-31 blade knife with slightly
recurved Hamaguri-Ba edge and long false edge and notches on back. 5-1/2"
hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes
with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-115 Machida Karambit This is a traditional Karambit style knife designed by Mr. Machida, Tactical
knife instructor. 1-5/8" recurved D2 blade with triangle sharp point
tip and long false edge and tooth on back. One piece construction skeleton
4-1/2" handle with five holes + finger hole on end. Comes with hand
fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-120A Angler I Kiku is an avid fisherman, and he designed this versatile knife for fishing,
camping and outdoor cooking. 4-3/4" flatgrind D2 blade with thumb
notches on back. 5-1/8" Reddish brown G-10 handle with lanyard hole
on back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with BladeTek DOT Snap Belt-loop.
KM-120B Angler II Smaller version of KM-120A Angler I with 3-1/8 D2 blade and 3-5/8"
Black G-10 handle Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with BladeTek DOT
Snap Belt-loop.
JKD Special $350.00 US Special $315.00 2 pcs. Available Now from U.S. office
KM-125 Ryoshi Makiri (tΨ)
KM-125 Ryoshi Makiri This is a tradition Makiri knife being used by Japanese professional fisherman.
Kiku has used SHSS rust-proof steel for the blade in sea water. 5-1/2"
Single edged SHSS blade with slightly concaved flat ground back and sharp
point. Hidden tang. 4-3/4" hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle
with stainless steel hilt. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath
KM-140 Masayuki Kingyo Kiku's son, Masayuki has made this cute Neck knife out of the SHSS steel.
He named it "Kingyo (Goldfish) from the overall shape. 1-3/4 SHSS
blade with skeleton handle with holes and lanyard. Comes with hand fitted
Kydex sheath and neck strap
SHSS Blade in 2.0mm thick, 47mm blade, 88mm overall, weight only 20g
JKD Special $195.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
KM-995 Kiku Full Contact Shiva
KM-995 Full Contact Shiva Another famous Multi-grinds Full Contact series Tactical knife with rugged
wide blade and oversized sure-grip handle. 8" long x 1-3/4" wide
OU-31 recurved hollow ground + Hamaguri-ba ground toward reinforced blade
tip with false edge + slightly recurved thumb notched back. 6" hand
contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes with
hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-920 Full Contact Hawk Kiku's famous Multi-grinds Tactical blade with new finger hole butt end
grip. 9-1/2" OU-31 recurved flat ground + Hamaguri-ba ground toward
reinforced blade tip with false edge + recurved thumb notches on the back.
6" hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with finger hole on
end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-925 Monsoon Kiku has made some knives with SHSS blades. The SHSS stands for Super Hard Stainless Steel, which is a new formula High Nitrogen Martensitic Stainless steel. It is a new age cutlery steel test produced by Daido Steel comany. It contains 16% Chromium to prevent rusting even in the sal water, but yet can be hardened to HRc.60 for sharp and longer edge retention. 5-3/4" slightly recurved Hamaguri-ba broad (1-3/4" wide) Drop-point blade with thumb notches on back, 4-3/4" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-930 Kiku D.B. Police Model by Kiku & Darryl Bolke Collaboration
KM-930 D.B. Collaboration "An Ultimate Police Tool" This is the first collaboration model with Mr. Darryl Bolke, a noted knife
defence instructor and designer (Darryl Bolke profile for Kiku.pdf). This is a compact size, but heavy duty and tough Tactical knife with
4-1/2" D-2 Hamaguri-ba blade with reinforced tip to withstand any
hard uses in every situation. Long false edge and thumb notches on the
back. 4-3/4" hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard
hole and notched butt.. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
Belt device.
JKD Special $620.00 US Special $560.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now from US office
KM-940 Kiku Yamabushi (R)
KM-940 Yamabushi Another multi-ground tactical knife with 5-1/2" OU-31 recurved flat
ground + Hamaguri-ba toward the reinforced tip + thumb notches on the back.
4-3/4" OD green paracord wrapped handle with finger hole on end. Comes
with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-950 Persian Persian style Skinning knife of 3-1/2" D-2 Hamaguri-ba upswept blade
with thumb notches on back. 4-1/4" hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta
handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with
Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-955 Honey Bee Ulri Cute mini Neck knife made of 2" D-2 flat ground drop point blade
with OD green G-10 onlaied handle. Finger notched entirely around the handle
with a lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with neck
hanging strap.
JKD Special $260.00 US Special $239.00 2 pcs. Available from U.S. office
KM-960 Kiku Black Bird
KM-960 Black Bird Another Neck knife of all Black Utility knife. 3" G-1 Gingami #1
black hard chromed blade and Black G-10 handle with extended lanyard hole
butt end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with neck hanging strap.
KM-965 Otameshi Utility knife This is a reproduction of the most practical OU-31 Utility knife, originally
made to offer you an opportunity at a reasonable price to experience the
extraordinary cutting performance of OU-31 steel. 3-3/4" flat ground
OU-31 blade with thumb notches on the back, 3-1/2" Blue or Black G-10
handle with lanyard holte on the extended butt end. Comes with hand fitted
Kydex sheath with BladeTech new belt-loop with DOT snap.
ABS-60 Black Kogarashi II This is the black blade version of the K
KM-890 Hayabusa Master Kiku has made this new fighting model in June for the Blade Show
and Tokyo Knife Show, and sold out all 10 knives instantly. This is a good
size, weight balance and new grip. JKD just got 3 pieces of this best selling
model. 8-3\4" OU-31 recurved Hamaguri-ba blade with long false edge
and thumb notches on the back. 5-1/2" hand contoured Black Canvas
Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath
with Tek-Lok Belt device.
M-615 Kogarashi II, Black hard chromed 130mm D2 blade in 4.0mm thi
KM-895 Kiku Hurricane
KM-895 Hurricane Another Multi-grinds Tactical blade with new grip. 6-1/4" OU-31 recurved
hollow ground + Hamaguri-ba ground toward reinforced blade tip with false
edge and thumb notches on the back. 5-1/4" hand contoured Black Canvas
Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath
with Tek-Lok Belt device.
JKD Special $690.00 US Special $620.00 Only 2 pcs. Availabel Now from US office
KM-900 Kiku Cyclone
KM-900 Cyclone Smaller version of KM-895 Hurricane. 4-1/2" OU-31 recurved hollow
ground + Hamaguri-ba ground toward reinforced blade tip with false edge
and thumb notches on the back. 4-1/2" hand contoured Black Canvas
Micarta handle with lanyard hole on end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath
with Tek-Lok Belt device.
JKD Special $545.00 US Special $490.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now from US office
KM-910 Kiku Wakizashi (e·)
KM-910 Wakizashi (Katana) It was an everyone's dream to have a large Samurai Katana made of the
OU-31 blade by Master Kiku. JKD has been asking Kiku to make some of the
longest blade knives exclusively. Now, your dream comes true and this is
it! This "Wakizashi" has 13-3/4" (350mm) length x 6.0mm
thick OU-31 V-grind blade (he said this is the longest blade he can grind)
with Hamon and long false edge on back and Katana Kissaki tip. 5-3/4"
(145mm) hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard hole on
end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-915 G Tanto, Super Gold The best selling "G Tanto" is back. 5-1/2" Upswept Tanto
blade made of Super Gold core edge layered with 420J2 stainless Damascus
steel. The "Super Gold" is a new formula Powdered high speed Stainless tool steel developped by Takefu
Special Steel Company to feature both High Carbon (1.40) for high hadness
and High Chromium (14.00) for rust resistance with Tungsten and Cobalt
for durability. 4-1/4" Camo Paracord wrapped handle. Comes with hand
fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device..
Super Gold Damascus blade in 3.8mm thick, 135mm blade, 248mm overall, weight
115g
JKD Special $329.00 Sold Out
KM-835 Kiku J-Defender
KM-835 J-Defender Master Kiku has worked with Japanese Self-Defence Force to design and
produce a fighting knife. Their request was to make a sharp blade tip and
make the long false edge as thin as possible with patial serrations, 5-1/2"
D2 slightly Hamaguri-ba blade with long false edge on back. 4-3/4" Black
Canvas Micarta handle with thumb notches on back and hammering butt. Comes
with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
KM-845 Utility Kozuka II New Handle version of KM-505 Utility Kozuka model, 5-1/2 inch
D2 blade Slim and Narrow All Purpose Utility Knife
5 inch Hand contoured Grey/Black layered Micata handle with thumb notches
on the back
Hand fitted Black Kydex sheath with
Tek-Lock belt device
D2 blade in 4.0mm thick, 140mm blade and 270mm overall length, Weight 180g
Our US office now has one piece in same knife, but with a different blade
etching and handle contours. It comes with finger retaining para-cord &
stopper device. We are offering it at 20% discount
JKD $395.00 US Special $315.00 Only 1 pcs. Available Now from US office
KM-785 Kiku Shiozai (ͺ)
KM-785 Shiozai This is a longer version of KM-700 Keiryuto with New improved Handle.
All purpose Field knife ideal for Camping, Fishing and Outdoor Cooking,
5-1/2" OU-31 flat ground broad drop point blade with thumb notches
on back. 4-3/4 inch hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard
hole on end. Comes with hand fitted black Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt
device.
Customer's Feedback : Just got back from vacation and found my KM-700 (now KM-785) waiting for
me. I was thrilled to say the least. Thank you so much for working with Master Matsuda to make this larger version. This knife has the perfect balance and feel for a cooking/utility knife. The very gradually tapered profile makes it an incredible slicer and Master Matsuda's OU-31 makes it incredibly strong. This is a great combination for outdoor cooking but it feels so good and controlled that I'm sure it will become one of myfavorite indoor cooking knives as well. I own many of Master Matsuda's knives made of OU-31 and I can attest to the fact that they are amazingly tough yet extremely easy to sharpen when needed. Thanks Again Sincerely Tom Tsouris
KM-790 Shingen The name came from Japanese Sengoku Feudal lord, Singen Takeda, Rugged
Tanto style knife with 6" OU-31 Hamaguri-ba upward blade with long
false edge on back. 4-1/2" hand contoured O.D. Green Canvas Micarta handle with lanyard
hole on end. Comes with hand fitted black Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt
device.
KM-800@Wakaba II A longer blade version of KM-375 Wakaba. Mini Lightweight Utility
knife! 3-3/8" D-2 Hamaburi-ba blade with false edge on
back, 3-1/4" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with Cut-out
hole. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-800E@Wakaba III The extended butt end and OU-31 blade version of the above KM-800
Wakaba II model. Mini Lightweight Utility knife! Kiku has made 10mm
longer and 0.5mm thicker blade from the original Wakaba model, but the
handle became a little too small for the blade, so he has extended the
butt end about 5mm. 3-3/8" OU-31 Hamaguri-ba blade with false
edge on back, 3-1/2" hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle
with Cut-out hole. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt
device.
JKD Special $435.00 US Special $390.00 2 pcs. Available Now from U.S. office
KM-815 Kiku Onoue Skinner
KM-815@Onoue Skinner Another Mr. Onoue design knife of 4-3/4" OU-31 Upswept Skinner
blade, Highly mirror polished and partly etched Hamaguri-ba blade, 5"
hand contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with Brass tubular rivets.
Comes with Custom made Black Leather sheath
KM-815ET@Onoue Skinner Kiku's original Etched blade version of Mr. Onoue design knife.
4-3/4" OU-31 Upswept Skinner Hamaguri-ba blade, 5" hand contoured
OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with Brass tubular rivets. Comes with Custom
made Black Leather sheath
JKD Special $629.00 US Special $572.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now from US office
KM-750 Kiku Konio (¬m€)
KM-750 Konio This was a good selling model at the USN Gathering Show in Las Vegas in
September. 4" flat ground recurved D2 blade with false edge and thumb
notches on back, 3-3/4" hand contoured comfortable grip
Green Canvas Micarta with laynard hole on butt end, Comes with hand fitted
Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
D2 in 4.0mm thick, 105mm blade, 205mm overall, weight 160g
JKD Special $450.00 Sold Out
KM-755 Kiku Basara II (°Ύ )
KM-755 Basara II This is the smaller version of KM-635 Basara with 6-1/2" OU-31 Hamaguri-ba
blade with long false edge on back, Oversized 6-inch OD Green hand contoured Canvas Micarta handle assures
non-slip firm grip that fits with your hand perfectly, even wearing gloves.
Finger notches around blade tang and large Brass tubular rivets. Comes
with hand fitted black Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-775 Kikuri II 12" Kukri style OU-31 blade with 6-1/4" long recurved
hollow ground edge and 5" long curved Hamaguri-ba edge toward tip
with long false edge and thumb notches on the back, Over-sized hand contoured
Sure -grip BlackCanvas Micarta handle, Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath
with Tek-Lok belt device.
OU-31 blade in 8.5mm thick. 305mm blade and 450mm overall. Weight
1080g
JKD Special $1,425.00 Sold Out
KM-715 Kiku Kamakura (q)
Super Gold Tanto II
KM-715 "Kamakura" Super Gold Tanto II Another Super Gold Tanto, a new formula Powdered high speed
Stainless tool steel called "Super Gold" developed by Takefu
Special Steel Company to satisfy both High Carbon (1.40) for high hadness
and High Chromium (14.00) for rust resistance with Tungsten and Cobalt
for durability. 5-1/2" Upswept Tanto blade of Super Gold core
with layered 420J2 stainless Damascus steel and long false edge, Foliage
Green Paracord wrapped handle with Black Stingtay-skin inlay. Comes with
hand fitted black Kydex sheath with TeK-Lok belt device
Super Gold blade in 4.0mm thick, 145mm blade, 250mm overall, Weight 160g
JKD Special $380.00 US Special $340.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now from US office
KM-715-OU Kiku Kamakura (q)
OU-31 Blade Tanto II
KM-715-OU "Kamakura" OU-31 Tanto IIKiku's famous Hamaguri-ba OU-31 version of 5-1/2" Upswept Tanto blade
with "Mine" (triangle grind) on back. O.D. Green luminous Paracord
wrapped handle with Black Stingtay-skin inlay. Comes with hand fitted black
Kydex sheath with TeK-Lok belt device
KM-720 Kiku Sekigahara (Φ΄)
Super Gold & OU-31 Blades
KM-720A "Sekigahara" Super Gold Tanto III Another Super Gold Tanto, a new formula Powdered high speed
Stainless tool steel called "Super Gold" developped by Takefu
Special Steel Company to satisfy both High Carbon (1.40) for high hadness
and High Chromium (14.00) for rust resistance with Tungsten and Cobalt
for durability. 5-1/2" Upswept Tanto blade of Super Gold core
with layered 420J2 stainless Damascus steel and long false edge, O.D. Green
Canvas Micarta handle with thumb notches on back. Comes with hand fitted
black Kydex sheath with TeK-Lok belt device
Super Gold blade in 4.0mm thick, 140mm blade, 250mm overall, Weight 170g
JKD Special $380.00 SOLD OUT
KM-720B "Sekigahara" OU-31 Tanto III Same Tanto knife with OU-31 Hamaguri-ba blade version
KM-725 Hopuni II "Hopuni" means "Let animal leave for god heaven".
This is a little larger and hevier version of KM-455 Hopuni I, with 10"
long and narrow OU-31 Katana blade with sharp Kissaki tip and thumb notches
back. Heavy duty 8.0mm thick Hamaguri-ba ground blade and edge for durability.
5-1/4" hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle. Comes with
hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-730 Daruma Another Heavy-duty drop-point Machete type knife of 10" OU-31 Hamaguri-ba
ground broad (2" wide) blade with long false edge on back..
Oversized 5-3/4" hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with
thumb and finger notches. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
belt device. Your toughest companion in any situations
KM-660 Garou Out of 6.0mm thick OU-31 blank, Hamaguri-ba ground down
to narrow and sharp tip like spear. 6-3/4" blade with reinforced tip
and long false edge on back. 5-1/4" hand contoured O.D. Green Canvas
Micarta handle with thumb notches on back. Comes with hand fitted black
Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
Here is the feedback from Mr.KHAW Meng Lee, Malaysia who bought this model
I just recently purchased the KM-660 Kiku Garou and upon recieving
it, I have to say it is a work of art. The knife resembles the
traditional Kris dagger from my home country and what is amazing is the
beauty that Kiku has brought out in the blade itself. At first glance
one would almost think the knife was made out of polished marble! The
smooth etched surface of the blade is amazing to behold, one has to see
this knife in the flesh because photos don't do it justice. This is my
first Kiku Matsuda knife and it definately will not be the last! The
people at Japanese Knife Direct are great to deal with too! Maido! Maido!
KM-635 Kiku Basara (°Ύ )
KM-635
Basara Designed after the Police models (shown below) for the demand
of larger knife that can be rough used in the field. 7-3/4"
OU-31 Hamaguri-ba blade with full false edge on the back. Oversized 6-inch
hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle assures non-slip firm grip that
fits with your hand perfectly, even wearing gloves. Finger notches around
blade tang and large stainless steel tubular rivets. Comes with hand fitted
black Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
JKD Special $879.00 US Special $790.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now from US office
KM-630 Kiku Super
Gold Tanto
KM-630 Super Gold
Tanto Kiku has started using new formula Powdered high speed Stainless
tool steel called "Super Gold" developped by Takefu Special Steel
Company to satisfy both High Carbon (1.40) for high hadness and High Chromium
(14.00) for rust resistance with Tungsten and Cobalt for durability.
5-1/2" Upswept Tanto blade of Super Gold core with layered 420J2 stainless
Damascus steel and long false edge, Hand contoured O.D. Green Canvas Micarta
handle with thumb notches on back. Comes with hand fitted black Kydex sheath
with TeK-Lok belt device
Super Gold blade in 4.0mm thick, 133mm
blade, 245mm overall, Weight
150g
JKD Special $385.00 Sold Out
New Photo KM-600 Kiku Police Models
New Black Canvas Micarta handle
This was a special project for
Japanese SWAT team to turn out the toughest and powerful
knife, yet compact size and weight to carry.
Kiku was chosen and involved with
this project from the beginning for the design
work, prototypes and field testing.
After months of working, he
finally came up with the perfect knives to meet with
their extreme demands.
His grinding technique and special
Hamaguri-ba made it possible. Reinforced thick Hamaguri
grind tip is strong enough to penetrate wall
and car body, and pry open the door and window.
KM-600A Police, Large 5-1/2" D2 Hamaguri-ba blade. Hand contoured Black
Canvas Micarta handle with thumb notches on the back and end. Comes with
hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-600B Police,
Compact 4-1/4" D2 Hamaguri-ba blade. Hand contoured Black
Canvas Micarta handle with thumb notches on the back and end. Comes with
hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-590 Kiku
Kiba Kiba means Tusk. As rugged and sharp as tusk! 6-1/4"
OU-31 Hamaguri-ba blade with long false edge and finger notches on back.
Hand contoured O.D. Green Canvas Micarta handle with finger strap and hammering
butt. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device
OU-31 in 5.0mm thick,
160mm blade, 300mm overall, Weight
280gt
JKD Special $630.00 Sold Out
KM-560 Hari-Nezumi
ijlj
KM-560A Large Skeleton Finger knife of 4-inch D2 sheepfoot
blade with long false edge on back, One piece construction of
D2 handle with finger hole and thumb notches. Comes with
hand fitted Kydex sheath with TeK-Lok belt
device.
JKD Special $270.00 US Special $245.00 2 pcs. Available Now from US office
KM-570 Warabite
(nθ)
KM-570
Warabite 7-inch OU-31 Tanto blade with
Hamaguri-ba edge and long false edge. 5-inch Para-Cord wrapped
handle with thumb notches on back. Comes with hand fitted
Kydex sheath with TeK-Lok belt
device.
KM-555 Mega Power
Utility Heavy duty (8.5mm thick) Machete type Knife of 11-inch OU-31
recurved Hamaguri-ba blade with long false edge on the back. 6-1/4-inch
Extra large Hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with Thumb notches
and finger retaining para-cord strap. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath
with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-535 Strike Force/Dagger Oversized Heavy Duty Dagger knife of 7-3/4" OU-31 recurved
Hamaguri-ba blade with concave grind center and large false edge on the
back, Hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle with finger retention
para-cord and thumb notches. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
belt device.
KM-550A Enma,
Large Finger hole handle knife of slightly recurved flat grind 5-1/2"
OU-31 blade with false edge and thumb notches on back, Hand contoured O.D.
Green Canvas Micarta with finger hole and notched butt, Comes with hand
fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
JKD Special $605.00 US Special $550.00 2 pcs. Available Now from US office
Kiku
KM-510 Karambit
Desperade
Now with serrated edge on back!
KM-510 The famous Karambit style Tactical knife with 4-1/2 inch D2 Multi-ground
blade of recurved hollow ground belly and Hamaguri (convex) edge upswept
tip with large false edge and serrated cutting edge on back, 4-1/2"
hand contoured Grey Canvas Micarta handle with finger hole on end and finger
notches on back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
belt device.
New PhotoKiku
KM-520 Silver Dragon
New Thicker blade
KM-520 Another rare large Machete type
knife of "Silver Dragon" is back again. 13-1/2 inch OU-31
multi-ground blade with large recurved concave ground
belly and Hamaguri-ba ground toward the blade tip with long
false edge on the back. Over-sized 6-3/4 inch hand
contoured OD Green Canvas Micarta handle with thumb
notches on the back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with
Tek-Lock belt device.
KM-460 Master Kiku's famous
BackUp Series Since intorducing the KM-460A BuckUp Original model 3 years ago, it
became his best selling model, and now he has added some larger versions
for now total 6 models to choose from, to meet every task situation.
Each OU-31 or D2 blade has Kiku's famous multi-ground of recurved concave
(hollow) grind body with extended Hamaguri-ba grind toward tip and long
fase edge on the back, Hand contoured sure-grip G-10 or Micarta handle
with Paracord finger retaining strap and thumb notches on the back. Comes
with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-460A BackUp
Original 105mm D2 blade in 4.0mm thick, 110mm G-10 handle, 210mm overall,
Weight 175g
KM-480 Rimakiri Practical Utility Skinner blade. Another favorite knife of Pro-Hunter,
Mr. Chujyo who has named it "Rimakiri". 5 inch recurved
D2 blade with false edge on back, 5 inch hand contoured O.D. Green Canvas
Micarta handle with finger retaining strap and thumb notches on the
back. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
Finger hole grip Neck knife. One piece
construction of VG-10 single cutting edg with 16 layered
Stainless Damascus steel (flat grind on back side).
Recurved blade with sharpened top bevel. Comes with Kydex
sheath with OD Paracord Neck strap.
KM-495A Mini
Northland
VG-10 Damascus blade in 3.5mm thick. 35mm blade
and 73mm overall, Weight 40g
JKD Special $193.00 Sold Out
KM-495B
Northland
VG-10 Damascus blade in 3.5mm thick. 55mm blade
and 104mm overall, Weight 55g
JKD Special $217.00 Sold Out
KM-495C Long
Northland
VG-10 Damascus blade in 3.5mm thick. 68mm blade
and 117mm overall, Weight 57g
JKD Special $238.00 Sold Out
Kiku KM-500A Master Hunter
I Hasinau Kamui
KM-500A Hasinau Kamui Master Hunters designed by Japanese Pro-Hunter, Mr. Chujyo in Hokkaido.
5 inch long and 1-3/4 inch wide Hamaguri-ba grind skinning blade
with false edge and thumb notches on the back. Hand contoured black G-10
handle fits your hand securely and comfortably. Comes with Kydex sheath
with Tek-Lok Belt device.
OU-31 blade in 5.0mm thick. 130mm blade and
260mm overall length. 360g weight
JKD Special $722.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
JKD Special $650.00 US Special $520.00 (20% off) Only 2 pc. Available Now from U.S. office
Kiku KM-500B Master Hunter
I SP Hasinau Kamui
Special
KM-500B Special High
Mirror polished blade version of KM-500A Master Hunter
I Hasinau Kamui. Comes with custom made heavy duty
black Leather sheath
JKD Special $1,028.00 Sold Out
KM-500BE Special Full & High Mirror (no etching) version is now available
New! JKD Special $999.00 Sold Out
Kiku
KM-455 Hopuni (Shitome)
KM-455 Hopuni "Hopuni" means "Let animal leave for god heaven".
10" long and narrow OU-31 Tanto blade with sharp tip. 5-1/2" hand
contoured O.D. Green Canvas Micarta handle with finger notches on the back.
Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
KM-405 Field Hocho The 6-1/4" blade versatile knife, ideal for outdoor cooking.
D-2 V-ground upswept blade with narrow false edge on back, 5-1/4"
hand contoured laminated Green/Black G-10 handle with finger notches on
the back and bottom. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt
device.
JKD Special $420.00 US Special $335.00 (20% off) 2 pcs. Available Now from U.S. office
Kiku KM-365 KIKURI (Kukri)
KM-365 Kikuri 7-inch curved Kukri style D-2 blade with long false edge and thumb
rest groove and notches on the back, Hand contoured Sure -grip Black Canvas
Micarta handle with finger hole and notches on the tang. Hammering butt
with lanyard hole on handle end. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with
Tek-Lok belt device.
D-2 blade in 5.0mm thick. 180mm
blade and 275mm overall. Weight 260g
JKD Special $520.00 Sold Out
Kiku KM-375 WAKABA
(αt)
KM-375 Wakaba Mini Lightweight Utility knife! 2-3/4" D2 Hamaguri-ba
Convex grind blade with false edge on back, 3" hand contoured Black/Grey
G10 handle with Cut-out hole. Comes with hand fitted Kydex sheath with
Tek-Lok belt device.
Kiku KM-320 Yoroi
Tooshi New Thicker/ Longer Blade
KM-320 New Yoroi Tooshi "Yoroi Tooshi" means Armor Piercing blade, that has 8-3/4
inch strong and tough 6.7mm thick OU-31 blade with Hamaguri-Ba grinding
with longe false etch on back. Hand contoured Black Canvas Micarta handle
with thumb notches and finger retaining black Paracords. Comes with hand
fitted Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device.
OU-31 in 6.7mm thick. 230mm blade and 375mm overall. Weight 535g
JKD Special $798.00 Sold Out
Kiku KM-245 King
Fisher Kiku's Best Seller Model
KM-245 KingFisher 6-1/2 inch slightly recurved blade with long false edge and thumb
notches on the back. Hand contoured black G-10 handle. Comes with
Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok Belt device.
D2 blade in 4.0mm thick. 165mm blade and 280mm overall length. 200g weight
JKD Special $425.00 US Special $385.00 3 pcs. Available Now from U.S. office
Kiku KM-295
Kiridashi (Ψθo΅)
KM-295 Kiridashi 2-1/2 inch chisel grind Traditional Japanese Kiridashi with
flat grind on back side. One piece construction of VG-10 core 33 layered
Stainless Damascus steel with Paracord wrapped handle. Comes with Kydex
sheath with paracord Neck strap.
VG-10 Damascus blade in 3.5mm thick. 65mm blade
and 162mm overall length. 60g weight
Available in 3 different colors Paracord
wrapped handles
KM-295A
Camo Paracord
JKD Special $180.00 SOLD OUT
KM-295B OD green Paracord
JKD Special $180.00 Sold Out
KM-295C Black Paracord (not shown)
JKD Special $180.00 Sold Out
Kiku KM-205 Trekker
II
KM-205 Trekker II 4 inch blade Utility knife with finger hole on
tang and thumb notches on back.
Slightly re-curved flat ground blade with false edge
back.
Hand contoured Brown Canvas Micarta
handle.
Black Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok
belt device
D-2 blade
in 4.0mm thick. 95mm blade and 214mm overall length. Weight
150g
New Photo Kiku KM-130
Hornet
The Long Seller model
KM-130 Hornet Small
Utility knife with finger holes. 2-1/2 inch hollow ground
slightly recurved blade with triangle double edged tip.
D2 one piece skeleton type with
false edge and thumb notches on the back.
Comes with black Kydex sheath with Tek-Lok belt device. By
removing the Tek-Lok, you can also use it for neck
hanging.
D2 blade
in 4.0mm thick. 67mm blade and 150mm overall length. 60g
weight
