- Oroshi Hocho ( 卸し包丁
) - - Extremely long, around 1500mm (60") long knife. Used to cut large tuna in one cut. As usual requires more than one person to handle it. Actually, it is a longer blade than most of the swords, except perhaps the claymore. It is basically longer version of the Magurokiri.
- Typically a Single Grind knife.
- Common Blade Length - 1500mm(59.06")
Characteristics
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