Massive Henkotsu ・へんこつ・ Kamisori, Hinoshita Kaizan Restored Vintage Japanese Straight Razor, Leather Handle Wrapping and Handmade Hinoki BoxMassive Japanese straight Razor from Henkotsu with golden lacquered Kanji. This Henkotsu is named Hinoshita Kaizan an old honorific title of the Yokozuna the highest ranking Sumo wrestler in Japan. This impressive razor was made in the Showa period and has a length of 17. 3 cm, width of 2. 4cm, length of cutting edge is 5. 2 cm and the weight is 73. 5 g!!! A humongous razor with a huge length, something for big hands. Heaviest we ever had in our shop!

After bluing we have attached a leather handle wrapping with a red linnen inlay

When working a stone

Yasurime file marks on the Omote side

This high quality Rattan is imported from Japan as well and only 1mm thick

we were the first to put a refined cutting edge on this blade

width of 1

7 gA medium sized Kamisori (Icho-Gake)Similar to the traditional Samurai sword

intricately designed with a Tsuchime

登録商標・toroku shohyō ・ Registered Trademark (barely readable

The Logo is a mixture of 山 (yama)and 正 (masa)

Engraved on the lid is an Ukiyo-e woodblock print of Utagawa Kuniyoshi`s - Kangayu-saemon

After the blueing we have attached a brand new natural silk thread handle wrapping