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10-19-2016, 05:20 PM #871Member
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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.
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10-19-2016, 05:22 PM #872Razor Vulture
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Might be.... Chemical Steel does seem to be a Japanese thing.
They copied things, features, the Japanese!markbignosekelly likes this.
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10-19-2016, 05:26 PM #873Member
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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...
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10-19-2016, 05:31 PM #874Razor Vulture
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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?
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10-19-2016, 06:41 PM #875Senior Member
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Nespa also make kamisori
The writing on the paper work is German. So who knows ...?Last edited by markbignosekelly; 10-19-2016 at 07:07 PM.
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Look at certain pumas and kikuboshis they could be from the same manufacturer
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I have wondered about that too. I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as the saying goes. That or just an attempt to piggyback onto the quality reputation of another maker. Guilt by association.
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10-19-2016, 09:02 PM #878Senior Member
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There's a few german/japanese razors that look very similar, then add Nespa making kamisoris and it all gets.. Originally Posted by BobH
I have wondered about that too. I guess imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as the saying goes. That or just an attempt to piggyback onto the quality reputation of another maker. Guilt by association.
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10-19-2016, 09:09 PM #879Razor Vulture
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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.celticcrusader and BobH like this.
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10-20-2016, 03:22 AM #880Member
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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?
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