K16 Minarai Funayuki

The K16 Minarai Funayuki is part of Spyderco's Murray Carter Collection of kitchen knives.

Appearance in catalogs

The K16 Minarai Funayuki appeared in:

• 2022 Spyderco Reveal Volume 9

Designer

Murray Carter

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

K16 Minarai Funayuki

Translated as "ship going," the versatile Funayuki pattern was extremely popular with fishermen. It excels at chopping, draw-cutting, and other general kitchen tasks.

Variations

The K16 is originally made in Seki City, Japan, and:

• features a modified Drop Point Blade shape
• features a Polypropylene handle
• as one of few exceptions in Spyderco's line-up, it does not feature Spyderco's trademark round hole

SKU	Handle	Edge	Steel	From/To	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Collectors club
K16BK	Black Polypropylene	PE	CTS-BD1	2022 -	$160.00 (2022)	Part of Spyderco's Murray Carter Collection	N/A	Full Flat

Most collectible variation

The original K16 Minarai Funayuki, complete with original box and papers in mint condition is likely to be the most collectible version.

Questions regarding collecting the K16

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Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the K16 Minarai Funayuki:

Variation	Length overall	Length blade	Length edge	Blade thickness	Weight
K16BK	280mm	163mm	149mm	1.7mm	74g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the K16 Minarai Funayuki:

Variation	Length overall	Length blade	Length edge	Blade thickness	Weight
K16BK	11.03"	6.41"	5.86"	0.066"	2.6oz

Pictures

The K16 Minarai Funayuki, designed by Murray Carter

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