Ok, I will start checking into the German front then. I just thought that Nespa was a Japanese brand. It is stamped Nespa 248 on the front side, and Chemical Steel on the back of the tang.
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Ok, I will start checking into the German front then. I just thought that Nespa was a Japanese brand. It is stamped Nespa 248 on the front side, and Chemical Steel on the back of the tang.
Might be.... Chemical Steel does seem to be a Japanese thing.
They copied things, features, the Japanese!
Ha, well either way, I think its a beautiful piece with a very hefty blade which is why I snagged it up in the first place. So I'm happy with it wherever/whenever it came from. This is part of the fun too, trying to decipher the history of these blades ya know...
I have looked at some German and Japanese lists and it does not show on either.
Paul Schultze razors from Germany were great quality. Perhaps a Japanese play to garner recognition?
Nespa also make kamisori
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The writing on the paper work is German. So who knows ...?
Look at certain pumas and kikuboshis they could be from the same manufacturer
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Separated at birth?
Well, I cannot see the Japanese making razors for the German market.
Perhaps they wanted their own people to think they were buying a German razor??
I remember back in the 60's when Japan copied everything under the sun, sort of how China seems to do these days.
Id like to put it to stone and see how she shaves, but it looks to have the original edge. Hate to kill a unicorn here. Whatever the quality of the steel, at least it seems to be a rare one huh?