Tenkaichi 天下一 Real Tamahagane Kamisori, Restored Vintage Japanese Straight Razor, Handmade Sugi BoxVintage Tenkaichi Tamahagane Steel, straight razor (Kamisori). Directly imported from Japan and restored by us to a hair popping quality and sharpness. With huge fully engraved sugi wood box. The razor was made in the Showa period, approximately in the 1950s. It has a length of 14. 6 cm, width of 1. 5 cm, length of cutting edge of 4. 8 cm and a weight of 23. 0 g. A medium sized kamisori with a light weight. Similar to the traditional Samurai sword,

Removed the surface rust

Shin Matsubara・信松原・Japanese straight razor・Kamisori

With Specially made Hinoki Wood Box

Both layers are not stainless

The razor was made just last year and is unused and shave ready

It shows a woodblock print

from the series Bravery Matched with the Twelve Animals of the Zodiac (Buyū mitate jūnishi) from around 1840

This razor was hand forged out of one layer of high carbon steel

The blade handle still has its original blueing from the blacksmith

you will need a last step before stropping

he is compared to the fourth zodiacal sign hinoto and the element of fire

In a Higaki pattern