This Gesshin Heiji 165mm Kurouchi Santoku is made from Iwasaki's special Swedish carbon steel. It is hardened to about 63hrc. It comes with an octagonal Ho Wood handle.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ho Wood
Construction Type: Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 128mm
Handle Height: 25.89mm
Handle Width: 20.84mm
Handle to Tip Length: 185mm
Heel to Tip Length: 167mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.23mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.52mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 4.17mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.43mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 26.2mm