New Old Stock Hiro 210mm Gyuto Stainless Clad Aogami 2 Ebony Western Handle

Made by Hiro in Seki Japan with stainless clad aogami 2 western handled blades with ebony, mosaic pin and black and brass spacers. 

We were able to get decent information on these, it seems these were dead stock  somewhat recently handled with older stock  blades. 

Blades are hand ground thin with a convex face, there is a smoothed spine and semi smoothed heel, handles have nice fit ups. Some blades need a little straightening but none are badly off. 

This is a stainless clad reactive carbon steel. It should be mentioned that extra care is required, as only the cladding of the blade is stainless and should be dried immediately after use. The core will develop a dark patina with usage, but any orange rust should be removed with a light abrasive.

210m cutting edge, 52mm high at heel, 225mm tip to handle 360mm overall 190 grams

HIRO-210G-AO2