Thread: Japanese Straights

Man I love Tanifujis, simple yet elegant and perfectly made.
I maybe stabbing wildly in the dark but I look at some Japanese razors and feel they could be made by Tanifuji yet stamped under a different name or blanks were used.

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Man I love Tanifujis, simple yet elegant and perfectly made.
I maybe stabbing wildly in the dark but I look at some Japanese razors and feel they could be made by Tanifuji yet stamped under a different name or blanks were used.

Here is a list of known Tanifuji made brands.

CAPE、SPALDING、MaxFli、FAVORIT、Wogen、BA'BA、HOLCO、AIR I、KONIG、TF.HAIROP、Rikishia、RITUKY RAZOR、CLUB RAZOR、TEN STAR、HELMAN、KINTAKA、BULLDOG, Tokiwa, UGA, SOBO, IWASAKI T

Originally Posted by mainaman

Here is a list of known Tanifuji made brands.

CAPE、SPALDING、MaxFli、FAVORIT、Wogen、BA'BA、HOLCO、AIR I、KONIG、TF.HAIROP、Rikishia、RITUKY RAZOR、CLUB RAZOR、TEN STAR、HELMAN、KINTAKA、BULLDOG, Tokiwa, UGA, SOBO, IWASAKI T

Did he always stamp his name on them? I note some just have other wording on the tang?

Originally Posted by Rami

Did he always stamp his name on them? I note some just have other wording on the tang?

Not always, there are CAPE that are not stamped with the Tanifuji stamp. I have not seen a bunch of those on the list so I can't say. I have a Ten Star that just is stamped "Made by Tanifuji" in English. So there are variations. I also strongly suspect there are razors made by them that are not on the list.

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Man I love Tanifujis, simple yet elegant and perfectly made.
I maybe stabbing wildly in the dark but I look at some Japanese razors and feel they could be made by Tanifuji yet stamped under a different name or blanks were used.

Here some comparison shots of Command and Maxfli Gold

The Command could easily be a Tanifuji production, great find.

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

The Command could easily be a Tanifuji production, great find.

Both were made for the Yamaai Co. so I think it is possible.

Beautiful razor, Stefan. You have a knack for finding NOS Japanese razors.