Virginia Fixed blade with wood handle

Description

Virginia Fixed blade with wood handle and brown leather sheath. Serrated top edge.

This knife was made in Seki, Japan by Tak Fukuta circa 1980s. It closely resembles Al Mar knives from the same period. Comes with brown leather sheath. Tak Fukuta was the first Japanese member of the American Knife Maker’s Guild, and apprentice to Bob Loveless. He hand crafted fine quality knives that impressed his mentor. Over the years, his factory in Seki, Japan also produced knives for Parker, Valor, Gutmann, Explorer, Frost, and Browning among others.

This is a Pre-owned knife from a private collection and shows no signs of use or sharpening.