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GIN-3(Hitachi) - Hitachi YSS cutting tool Steel. Recommended hardness 59-61HRC. Designed ot be used in scissors and kitchen knives. Tadatsuna and Hiromoto both use GIN-3 steel. It is a AEB-H/19c27 clone like VG-1 and MBS26, so it is also similar to what is found in the Suisin Inox Honyaki knives.
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Country - Japan(JP)
- Hitachi GIN-3 and equivalent steel knives reviews
Known Aliases:
Hitachi - GIN3, Hitachi - Silver 3, Hitachi - Ginsanko, Hitachi - YSS INOX, Hitachi - Ginsan
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