This is a Henckels knife. As stated in the image, it has been sharpened with a Kuro-makuro #8000 grit stone and is in a sharp condition. It has been polished and cleaned with waterproof sandpaper. Example of sharpening stones used: Diamond sharpening stone #400 #1000 Finishing stone Kuro-makuro #2000 #5000 #8000 It has been polished as cleanly as possible and the blade has been sharpened. It is also being sold elsewhere, so it will be removed without notice when it is sold. Please judge the condition from the images.