Its been a while since we have had one of our large kiritsuke knives on our website. If you like a big knife, this is a great workhorse at 10 inches. We tried to keep this one very clean and classic. Handle is an exquisite crotch walnut piece (stabilized) with a coke bottle shape to the handle which helps accomodate multiple grip styles. Pins are brass and middle pin is mosaic with a Cali style bear. Price on this is marked down slightly due to a minor cosmetic flaw in the pin. This is a great chance to get a beautiful knife at a great buy. #noraknives #knowthyknife #chefknife #cheflife #truecooks #chefstoys #chefstagram #bonappetit #realsimple #designsponge #foodandwine #kiritsuke #walnut #calibear