Traditional Forge-smith & Craftsman, Takeshi Saji was born in 1948
in another knife City, Takefu of Fukui Prefecture, where is famous for
700 years history of the Echizen Uchi-Hamono (Hammer Forged Knives).
After graduating junior high-school, he has learned basic forging process
and technique for 3 years at the local Blacksmith Training School. He has
then engaged in knife making at the age of 18 under the strict supervision
of his master & father, Harukichi Saji, the second generation. At the
age of 30, he was told by his master that there is nothing more to teach
him, and allowed to make his own knives as a succession of the third generation.
In 1992, he was certified “Traditional Craftsmen” by M.I.T.I. With his over 45 years of knife making experience, technique and unique idea&design, his original and traditional forged custom knives are well recognized in Japanese market, and now he is one of the most well-known and popular Forge-Craftsmen ifrom Takefu City
Here are the latest additons from Master Saji. Some are the limited editions.
2/01/13 Added 15 New Models
New Saji TS-360 Crown Stag 6-inch Drop Point Hunters
TS-360 Crown Stag 6" Drop Point Hunters Master Saji's Hand-Forged Traditional Hunter series. 6"
Drop point blade is available in five different steel constructions and
finishes for your choice. 6" Rare Crown Stag handle with brass pins
(half tang) and Black metal hilt guard. Comes with Brown Leather Sheath
TS-360C Aogami Super, San Mai Clad Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) core edge clad with
stainless steel (San Mai)
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.6mm thick, 150mm blade, 300mm overall,
Weight 310g
Retail $375.00 JKD Special $280.00 Sold Out
TS-360D Shirogami Koubuse Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted
in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one
of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to
make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging
technique
Retail $310.00 JKD Special $230.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
New Saji TS-370 5-1/2" Drop point Stag Hunter
TS-370 5-1/2" Drop Point Stag Hunters Master Saji's Hand-Forged Traditional Hunter series. 5-1/2"
Drop point blade is available in five different steel constructions and
finishes for your choice. 5-1/4" Stag handle with brass pins (half
tang) and Black metal hilt guard. Comes with Wooden Sheath with brown leather
belt loop and snap straps
TS-370C Aogami Super, San Mai Clad Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) core edge clad with
stainless steel (San Mai)
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.6mm thick, 140mm blade, 275mm overall,
Weight 260g
Retail $310.00 JKD Special $230.00 Sold Out
TS-370D Shirogami Koubuse Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted
in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one
of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to
make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging
technique
TS-380 Kinoichi Ninjya Hunters Master Saji's Hand-Forged Traditional Hunter series. Kunoichi means Woman Ninjya. 6" Spear point blade is available in five different steel constructions and finishes for your choice. 5-1/4" Wooden handle with stainless pins (half tang) and Black strap wrapped. Comes with Wooden Sheath with brown wisteria vine and belt straps
TS-380C Aogami Super, San Mai Clad Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) core edge clad with
stainless steel (San Mai)
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.6mm thick, 150mm blade, 285mm overall,
Weight 220g
Retail $285.00 JKD Special $210.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
TS-380D Shirogami Koubuse Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted
in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one
of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to
make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging
technique
Retail $235.00 JKD Special $175.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
Saji TS-200 "Genpei" 源平
TS-200 Genpei Master Saji's Hand-Forged Traditional Hunter series. 5-1/2"
Drop point blade is available in five different steel constructions and
finishes for your choice. 5-1/4" wooden handle is black Urushi lacquered
and wrapped with white wisteria vine, Black metal hilt guard. Comes with
black Urushi lacquered wooden sheath with black leather beltloop
TS-200C Genpei, Aogami Super Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) blade
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.3mm thick, 140mm blade, 275mm overall,
Weight 220g
Retail $175.00 JKD Special $130.00 Available Now
TS-200D Genpei, Shirogami Koubuse Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted
in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one
of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to
make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging
technique
TS-210 Ichi-No-Tani Master Saji's Hand-Forged Traditional Hunter series. 4-7/8"
Drop point blade is available in five different steel constructions and
finishes for your choice. 4-1/4" wooden handle is brown Urushi lacquered
and wrapped with brown wisteria vine, Black metal hilt guard. Comes with
brown Leather sheath with beltloop
TS-210A Ichi-No-Tani, Rainbow Damascus Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) core edge with Multi-layered
Color Damascus of Copper, Brass and stainless steel
TS-210C Ichi-No-Tani, Aogami Super Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) blade
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.3mm thick, 125mm blade, 235mm overall,
Weight 152g
Retail $175.00 JKD Special $130.00 SOLD OUT
TS-210D Ichi-No-Tani, Shirogami Koubuse Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted
in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one
of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to
make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging
technique
TS-220 Dragon Heavy-duty Machete type knives with over-sized Crown Stag Horn handle.
VG-10 core edge forge layered Nickel/Stainless Damascus steel blade in
five (5) different sizes to choose from. Hamaguri-ba grind, 6" Crown
Stag Horn handle with solid Brass hilt guard. Half tang with brass pins.
Comes with Brown Leather sheath with beltloop.
TS-220A Dragon 230 10" long x 1-3/4" wide Large Bowie/Machete blade,
6" Crown Stag Horn handle
Retail $475.00 JKD Special $355.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
Saji TS-230 "Bat" 蝙蝠
TS-230 Bat Another Heavy-duty All Purpose knives in six (6) different
sizes for your choice. VG-10 core edge forge layered Nickel/Stainless Damascus
steel blade with Hamaguri-ba grind, Comfortable Rounded Black Linen Micarta
handle with finger groove on the blade tang. Full tang construction with
stainless steel rivets and brass tubular lanyard hole on end. Comes with
Black Leather sheath with beltloop.
TS-230A Bat 150 6-1/2" Semi-Drop point wider blade, 5" Black Linen
Micarta handle
Retail $260.00 JKD Special $195.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
Saji TS-240 "Avator"
TS-240 Avator Heavy-duty Field & Camping knives in five (5) different
sizes for your choice. Ideal for Outdoor Cooking too. Polished VG-10 core
edge forge layered Nickel/Stainless Damascus steel blade with Hamaguri-ba
grind, Rounded Ivory and Black Linen Micarta handle with finger groove
on the blade tang. Full tang construction with stainless steel rivets and
brass tubular lanyard hole on end. Comes with Brown Leather sheath with
beltloop.
TS-250 Mikaduki Traditional Tanto style knives with Paracord wrapped handle.
Your choice of Shirogami (white steel) Damascus blade and VG-10 Stainless
Damascus blade. 7-1/2" Hamaguri-ba blade, 5-1/2" handle with
lanyard on end. Comes with wooden sheath
TS-250A Mikaduki Shirogami, Damascus (Top) 7-1/2" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) core edge forge layered Damascus blade, 5-1/2" OD Paracord wrapped handle with lanyard on end. Comes with Black lacquered wooden sheath with brown wisteria vin and straps.
Retail $330.00 JKD Special $245.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
TS-250B Mikadukai, VG-10 Damascus (Bottom) 7-1/2" VG-10 core edge forge layered Nickel Stainless
Damascus blade, 5-1/2" Black Paracord wrapped handle with lanyard
on end. Comes with Black lacquered wooden sheath with black leather beltloop
TS-260 Saturn Another Heavy-duty All Purpose knives for Hunting, Camping
etc. The rugged field knife you can depend on in any situations. Available
in five (5) different sizes for your needs. VG-10 core edge forge layered
Nickel/Stainless Damascus steel blade with strong Hamaguri-ba grind, Comfortable
Hand Contoured Black Linen Micarta handle with finger groove on tang. Full
tang construction with stainless steel rivets and brass tubular lanyard
hole on end. Comes with Black Leather sheath with beltloop.
Retail $330.00 JKD Special $245.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
Saji TS-270 "Daruma" 達磨
TS-270 Daruma Stylish Drop Point Hunters with Stagbone handles. Four (4)
different sizes to choose from for your needs. Polished VG-10 core edge
forge layered Nickel/Stainless Damascus steel blade with Hamaguri-ba grind,
Brown Stagbone hand jigged and rounded to fit your hand comfortably. Full
tang construction with stainless steel rivets and brass tubular lanyard
hole on end. Comes with Brown Leather sheath with beltloop.
Retail $315.00 JKD Special $235.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
Saji TS-280 "Star" 星
TS-280 Star Another Stylish Semi-Drop Point Hunters with Stagbone handles.
Four (4) different sizes to choose from for your needs. Polished VG-10
core edge forge layered Nickel/Stainless Damascus steel blade with Hamaguri-ba
grind, Brown Stagbone hand jigged and rounded to fit your hand comfortably.
Full tang construction with stainless steel rivets and brass tubular lanyard
hole on end. Comes with Brown Leather sheath with beltloop.
TS-280A Star 140 5-1/2" VG-10 Damascus blade, 4-1/2" Stagbone handle
TS-290 Nobunaga Traditional Katana style "Sengoku Warlords" series.
6-1/2" Tanto blade is available in five (5) different steel materials
and finishes for your choice. 5" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Orange Tsuka-Maki inlaid with Black Shark-skin. Black Metal guard.
Comes with Black Urush laquered wooden sheath and straps.
TS-290A Nobunaga, Rainbow Damascus 6-1/2" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 5" Orange Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied
with black shark-skin
Retail $260.00 JKD Special $195.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
TS-290D Nobunaga, Shirogami Koubuse 6-1/2" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging technique, 5" Orange Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with black shark-skin
Retail $330.00 JKD Special $245.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
TS-290E Nobunaga, Aogami Super 6-1/2" Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) core edge forge clad with stainless
steel blade. 5" Orange Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with black shark-skin
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.3mm thick, 170mm blade, 300mm overall,
Weight 250g
Retail $330.00 JKD Special $245.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
Saji TS-300 "Hideyoshi" 秀吉
TS-300 Hideyoshi Traditional Katana style "Sengoku Warlords" series.
6-1/2" Tanto blade is available in five (5) different steel materials
and finishes for your choice. 5" Brown stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Purple Tsuka-Maki inlaid with Brown Shark-skin. Black Metal guard.
Comes with Brown Urush laquered wooden sheath and straps.
TS-300A Hideyoshi, Rainbow Damascus 6-1/2" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 5" Purple Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied
with brown shark-skin
Retail $260.00 JKD Special $195.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
TS-300D Hideyoshi, Shirogami Koubuse 6-1/2" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging technique, 5" Purple Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with brown shark-skin
Retail $330.00 JKD Special $245.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
TS-300E Hideyoshi, Aogami Super 6-1/2" Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) core edge forge clad with stainless
steel blade. 5" Purple Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with brown shark-skin
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.3mm thick, 170mm blade, 300mm overall,
Weight 250g
Retail $330.00 JKD Special $245.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
Saji TS-310 "Ieyasu" 家康
TS-310 Ieyasu Traditional Katana style "Sengoku Warlords" series.
6" Tanto blade is available in five (5) different steel materials
and finishes for your choice. 4-1/2" Black stained Oakwood handle
wrapped with Green Tsuka-Maki inlaid with Green Shark-skin. Black Metal
guard. Comes with Black Urush laquered wooden sheath and straps.
TS-310A Ieyasu, Rainbow Damascus 6" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/2" Green Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied
with green shark-skin
Retail $260.00 JKD Special $195.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
TS-310D Ieyasu, Shirogami Koubuse 6" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging technique, 4-1/2" Green Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with green shark-skin
Retail $330.00 JKD Special $245.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
TS-310E Ieyasu, Aogami Super 6" Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) core edge forge clad with stainless
steel blade. 4-1/2" Green Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with green shark-skin
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.3mm thick, 150mm blade, 270mm overall,
Weight 220g
Retail $330.00 JKD Special $245.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
Saji TS-320 "Ninjya" 忍者
TS-320 Ninjya Traditional Katana style "Sengoku Warlords" series.
5-1/4" Tanto blade is available in five (5) different steel materials
and finishes for your choice. 4-1/4" Black stained Oakwood handle
wrapped with Black Tsuka-Maki inlaid with White Shark-skin. Black Metal
guard. Comes with Black Urush laquered wooden sheath and straps.
TS-320A Ninjya, Rainbow Damascus 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/4" Black Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied
with white shark-skin
Retail $235.00 JKD Special $175.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
TS-320D Ninjya, Shirogami Koubuse 5-1/4" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging technique, 4-1/4" Black Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with white shark-skin
Retail $290.00 JKD Special $215.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
TS-320E Ninjya, Aogami Super 5-1/4" Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) core edge forge clad with stainless
steel blade. 4-1/4" Black Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with white shark-skin
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.3mm thick, 135mm blade, 225mm overall,
Weight 180g
Retail $290.00 JKD Special $215.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
Saji TS-330 "Busho" 武将
TS-330 Busho Traditional Katana style "Sengoku Warlords" series.
6" Tanto blade is available in five (5) different steel materials
and finishes for your choice. 4-1/2" Black stained Oakwood handle
wrapped with Black Tsuka-Maki inlaid with Red Shark-skin. Black Metal guard.
Comes with Black Urush laquered wooden sheath and straps.
TS-330A Busho, Rainbow Damascus 6" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/2" Black Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied
with red shark-skin
Retail $260.00 JKD Special $195.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
TS-330D Busho, Shirogami Koubuse 6" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) blade with soft iron inserted in the mid to upper part of the blade. This wrapping construction is one of the traditional Katana forging methods called "Koubuse" to make the blade durable to bending and breaking. It requires special forging technique, 4-1/2" Black Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with red shark-skin
Retail $315.00 JKD Special $235.00 Only 1 pc. Available Now
TS-330E Busho, Aogami Super 6" Hitachi Aogami Super (blue super steel) core edge forge clad with stainless
steel blade. 4-1/2" Black Tsuka-maki wooden handle inlaied with red shark-skin
Aogami Super San-Mai blade in 4.3mm thick, 150mm blade, 270mm overall,
Weight 225g
Retail $315.00 JKD Special $235.00 Only 2 pcs. Available Now
Saji TS-340 Rare Collector's Knife
TS-340 Rare Collector's Knives The rare handle and sheath material series of Damascus Hunters.
5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered Copper, Brass and Stainless Dmascus
Tanto blade or Hitachi Shirogami Damascus Tanto blade, 4-1/4" Black
stained Oakwood handle wrapped with Rare material and brown wisteria vine.
Black Metal guard. Comes with Leather sheath covered by matching rare material.
This is a very limited Collector item.
TS-340A Red Snake-Skin, Rainbow Damascus 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/4" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Red Snake-skin, Comes with Red Snake-skin covered Leather Sheath
TS-340B White Snake-Skin, Rainbow Damascus 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/4" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with White Snake-skin, Comes with White Snake-skin covered Leather Sheath
TS-340C Crocodile, Rainbow Damascus 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/4" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Dark Brown Crocodile, Comes with Dark Brown Crocodile covered Leather
Sheath
TS-340D Red Stingray, Shirogami Damascus 5-1/4" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) core edge forge
layered with stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/4" Black stained Oakwood
handle wrapped with Red Stingray-skin, Comes with Red Stingray-skin covered
Leather Sheath
TS-340E Black Stingray, Shirogami Damascus 5-1/4" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) core edge forge
layered with stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/4" Black stained Oakwood
handle wrapped with Black Stingray-skin, Comes with Black Stingray-skin
covered Leather Sheath
TS-340E Black Shark, Shirogami Damascus 5-1/4" Hitachi Shirogami (white steel) core edge forge
layered with stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/4" Black stained Oakwood
handle wrapped with Black Shark-skin, Comes with Black Shark-skin covered
Leather Sheath
TS-350 Rainbow Damascus Hunters The Rainbow color Damascus Tanto knives with six (6) different handles for your choice. 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered Copper, Brass and Stainless Dmascus Tanto blade, 4-1/2" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped with different materual and brown wisteria vine. Black Metal guard. Comes with wooden sheath wrapped with matching materials and bornw wisteria vine.
TS-350A Hon-Maru, Chirimen 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/2" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Chirimen (crepe fabric), Comes with Chirimen covered Wooden sheath
and strap
TS-350B Ichi-No-Maru, Dark Brown Leather 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/2" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Dark Brown Leather, Comes with Dark Brown Leather covered Wooden sheath
and strap
TS-350C Ni-No-Maru, Black Embossed Leather 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/2" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Black Embossed Leahter, Comes with Black Embossed Leather covered
Wooden sheath and strap
TS-350D San-No-Maru, Dark Brown Embossed Leather 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/2" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Dark Brown Embossed Leather, Comes with Dark Brown Embossed Leather
covered Wooden sheath and strap
TS-350E Yon-No-Maru, Brown Leather 5-1/4" VG-10 core edge forge layered with Copper, Brass,
Stainless Damascus blade, 4-1/2" Black stained Oakwood handle wrapped
with Brown Leather, Comes with Brown Leather covered Wooden sheath and
strap
