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District Cutlery
Washington, DC
•4.8 (120 reviews)
•District Cutlery operates as a specialized cutlery retailer carrying high-end Japanese kitchen knives alongside premium pocket knives and tactical folders. The inventory spans professional-grade chef tools and everyday carry blades. The Japanese kitchen knife lineup includes multiple steel options a...
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District Cutlery operates as a specialized cutlery retailer carrying high-end Japanese kitchen knives alongside premium pocket knives and tactical folders. The inventory spans professional-grade chef tools and everyday carry blades.
The Japanese kitchen knife lineup includes multiple steel options and blade shapes:
Gyuto (Chef Knives) - 210mm Tojiro Classic VG10 - 240mm Tsunehisa AUS10 Damascus - 240mm Tojiro Powdered Forging Steel - 210mm Muneishi Aogami Damascus Kurouchi - 180mm Ittetsu Shirogami
Santoku & Specialty Blades - 170mm Tojiro Basic Damascus VG10 Santoku - 180mm Tsunehisa 17-Layer VG-10 Santoku - 165mm Masutani Kokuryu VG10 Damascus - 210mm Tojiro Classic Kiritsuke Chef - 165mm Tojiro Classic DP VG10 Nakiri
Slicing Knives (Sujihiki) - 270mm Tojiro Classic VG10 - 270mm MCUSTA ZANMAI Classic VG10 - 270mm Teruyasu Fujiwara Maboroshi Shirogami - 240mm Kanetsugu Zuiun SG2
Smaller Utility Blades - 150mm Tojiro Classic DP VG10 Petty - 90mm Tojiro Classic DP Paring - 150mm Takayuki Grand Chef Hankotsu - Multiple Miyabi paring options (3" to 3.5")
- •225mm Tojiro Classic VG10 Bread
- •270mm Tojiro SD Bread
- •225mm Tojiro Bread Knife
- •10" Lamson Midnight 4116
- •8" Bob Kramer Carbon 2.0 Chef
- •3.5" Bob Kramer Carbon 2.0 Paring
- •4" ZWILLING Gourmet Paring
- •8" ZWILLING Bob Kramer Meiji Damascus Chef
- •4" ZWILLING Bob Kramer Meiji Paring
- •8" Lamson Vintage Chef Knife
Zero Tolerance (ZT) - 0562CF Hinderer Flipper 20CV - 0562TI Hinderer Flipper 20CV Titanium - 0462 Sinkevich Flipper - 0770CF Flipper
Benchmade - 535 Bugout S30V 3.2" - 533 Mini-Bugout S30V 2.82" - 533BK-2 Mini-Bugout S30V Cerakote - 556 Mini-Griptilian S30V 2.9" - 583SBK Barrage 154CM Tanto - 15085-2 Mini Crooked River - 15080BK-04 Crooked River Magnacut
Other Brands - PRO-TECH Mordax Magnacut MX101
District Cutlery handles knife maintenance and restoration through mail-in service options.
Sharpening & Honing - Mail-in knife sharpening service available - Shears and scissor sharpening (multiple styles) - Tojiro leather strop for maintenance
Blade Work - Kitchen knife blade restoration service - Return shipping included with service packages - Professional regrind work (Swanson signature regrind offerings)
- •Suehiro 1000/6000 grit sharpening stone
- •Tojiro leather strop
- •Tosa Binchotan white charcoal (full case)
- •Benriner Classic Mandoline
The inventory covers a wide range of steel compositions:
| Steel Type | Characteristics | Example Knives |
|---|---|---|
| VG10 | Stainless, easy maintenance | Tojiro Classic series, MCUSTA ZANMAI |
| AUS10 | Stainless, good edge retention | Tsunehisa Damascus AUS10 |
| SG2 | Premium powdered steel | Miyabi SG2, Kanetsugu Zuiun |
| Aogami (Blue) | Carbon steel, sharp, requires care | Muneishi, Ittetsu, Tsunehisa Migaki |
| Shirogami (White) | Carbon steel, high carbon | Tsunehisa, Ittetsu Shirogami |
| AS (Blue Super) | Advanced carbon steel | Tsunehisa AS Migaki, Tsunehisa AS Tsuchime |
| 20CV | Premium stainless (ZT Hinderer) | Zero Tolerance folders |
| S30V | Stainless, exceptional edge retention | Benchmade S30V models |
| 154CM | Mid-range stainless | Benchmade Barrage |
| Magnacut | Modern stainless-steel hybrid | Benchmade Crooked River, PRO-TECH Mordax |
Knives available with: - Yo Handle (Western-style ergonomic handles) - Wa Handle (Traditional Japanese octagonal handles) - Rosewood handles (premium wood options) - Corian handles (durable synthetics) - Birchwood (Japanese paring knives) - Damascus patterns (layered steel aesthetics)
District Cutlery stocks: - Tojiro - Japanese maker with Classic DP and Basic Damascus lines - Tsunehisa - Carbon and stainless Damascus options - MCUSTA ZANMAI - Premium Japanese cutlery - Muneishi - Aogami steel specialists - Ittetsu - Carbon and stainless blades - Masutani - VG10 Damascus Kokuryu series - Miyabi - Zwilling-owned Japanese line - Kanetsugu - Zuiun SG2 sujihiki - Takayuki - Grand Chef hankotsu blades - Teruyasu Fujiwara - Premium shirogami - Benriner - Japanese mandolines - Henry Hyde - Custom maker sujihiki - Jovian Forge - 26C3 steel sujihiki - Blenheim Forge - AS Gyuto - Murata - Aogami Super wa bunka - ZWILLING - German-Japanese fusion line - Bob Kramer - Signature knife collections - Lamson - Vintage and modern chef knives - Benchmade - American tactical folders - Zero Tolerance - High-performance pocket knives - PRO-TECH - Automatic and tactical designs
District Cutlery sources from established cutlery makers rather than mass-market retailers, with emphasis on Japanese blade geometry and premium steel formulations.
District Cutlery operates online through their website. Sharpening and restoration services accept mail-in submissions with return shipping options. Most items ship directly to customers in Idaho and nationwide.