Reddit reviews Higo no Kami Dai(sizeM), Nagaokoma, Import from JAPAN

Higo no Kami handmade folder

do you mean the higo no kami?

I carry one of these. It's a nice, inexpensive, borderline disposable knife. I used to carry a Gerber EAB, but it got lost somewhere, and now it's gone forever.

I suspect that the thumb push was the thing that sawed right through.

Even though /r/EDC says CRKT is an 'ok' manufacturer, I honestly like mine. Picked up a CRKT M21-G10 new for $20 at my local Army/Navy. I do not regret that purchase at all.

I've only recently stopped carrying it on-person constantly in lieu of a Higo no Kami that I also picked up for under $20 on Amazon.

I carry two with me. One is a Balisong that I've carried since I was in sixth grade. There's some reasons for that, but a good TL;DR is as a "Fuck you. I'm still here." The other is this. I found it through /r/Knives, actually.

For defense, I actually carry a Ninja Stick. Corny name. Absolutely brutal in the few times I've had to use it, though. And since it's coiled steel, there is zero impact shock to me.

There's the Shilin Cutter

Chambriard makes some cool ones

The classic Opinel or douk douk

[The Okapi knife](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi_(knife)

Higonokami

Sgian Dubhs

The Navaja

The German Mercator

Canadian Grohmann

Mora

Swiss army knife

Stockman

Also, here is a good website to find similar knives: http://www.worldknives.com/

The Higo uses some grade of Japanese blue or white steel, right? (Amazon says it's a Hitachi Blue, so I'm just gonna assume they're right and run with that.)

These steels are actually more common in kitchen knives than anything else. For general purpose fixed blades, Kanetsune is one of the few companies I know off the top of my head that makes stuff in blue steel.

Company page
BladeHQ; Knifecenter (to give you an idea on pricing)

Japanese Knife Direct should also have some stuff in that steel. I've never ordered from them personally, but I've heard good things.

If the comfort's an issue, you should know that Spyderco has released sprint runs of the Caly 3 and Caly 3.5 in Hitachi Super Blue and a Mule in Cobalt Special, and there are plans for an upcoming Delica and Endura in Super Blue (laminated) as well.

And finally, some more info on Japanese Blue and White steels, just in case you were interested.

Hope some of that was useful.

DAT HIGO NO KAMI

I like the look of this knife. Is it the same/similar as this one? If so I think Ill get it

Higos are very light:

https://www.amazon.com/Higo-Kami-sizeM-Nagaokoma-JAPAN/dp/B003UOEDW4/ref=lp_15241665011_1_1?srs=15241665011&ie=UTF8&qid=1482789979&sr=8-1

You could make a small cloth pouch for it and sew it to your waistband.