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A knife just for hamo bones

A hamo-kiri is a knife made only for cutting the fine bones of pike conger. The Sakai type list gives it just that one line. A dedicated blade is a polite admission that those bones are serious.

Sources
https://www.sakaihamono.or.jp/hamono05_a.html
Links checked: 2026-11-15

Updated: 2026-11-15

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