Bunmei 7-3/5-Inch Deba Knife

The shape, weight, and wood handle–which has a ridge to ensure a secure grip–are traditional, but the blade is made of thoroughly modern, extra-hard, molybdenum/vanadium stainless steel so it retains its edge longer than high-carbon stainless-steel blades. For clean, low-friction cutting, the edge is “face-ground” on the right side only with a long taper at an acute angle and comes from the factory razor-sharp. This knife should be honed only with a synthetic whetstone or a ceramic whetstone and hand washed.

This is the knife that the character Hattori Hanzo used to make sushi in the movie Kill Bill.

Buy New: $119.95