Oh nice, thanks for the quick review, I may bin that idea then. I'm mainly looking for something with a nice wooden handle and a decent shaped blade, not so worried about the quality of steel and don't want to pay £400 to a guy with a beard in Deptford.
here is somebody selling it cheaper under a different name:
https://yuzhuknives.com/products/kiritsuke-8-inch-damascus-japanese-steel
definitely chinese knives. I got this one with a black handle from ali express:
https://yuzhuknives.com/collections/all-knives/products/yuzhu-oban-5-inch-utility-knife
It's not bad and looks nice but it should be tapered more towards the tip. The way they
left the tip it doesn't glide through stuff as easily as it should.