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Hi
I would be extremely grateful for any info on these two kamisori please !
Kind regards

Not sure on the makers but on the top pic 玉鋼 is the kanji for Tamahagane.

Originally Posted by luckypip

Hi
I would be extremely grateful for any info on these two kamisori please !
Kind regards

Hi,

First is 寺正 = Teramasa
(right) 寺正特撰 = Teramasa tokusen = Teramasa special edition
(middle top) 特級 (?) = Tokkyū = special
(middle) 登録商標 = tōroku shōhyō = Registered Trademark
(middle, under) 寺正 = Teramasa
(middle, lowest) 玉鋼別打 = Tamahagane Betsu uchi = specially made Tamahagane

Second is a Yamamasa

録登 = Roku tō (registered)
^^正 = Yamamasa
請合 = ukea (guaranteed)

Originally Posted by Fikira

Hi,

First is 寺正 = Teramasa
(right) 寺正特撰 = Teramasa tokusen = Teramasa special edition
(middle top) 特級 (?) = Tokkyū = special
(middle) 登録商標 = tōroku shōhyō = Registered Trademark
(middle, under) 寺正 = Teramasa
(middle, lowest) 玉鋼別打 = Tamahagane Betsu uchi = specially made Tamahagane

Second is a Yamamasa

録登 = Roku tō (registered)
^^正 = Yamamasa
請合 = ukea (guaranteed)

Just for interest, I thought that Tamahagane was specially made steel ie made in the old traditional method. If so, what is “specially made Tamahagane“ ?

Indeed, it is! I think it is more to be interpreted as "Tamahagane steel, which is special" and not "a special kind of Tamahagane",
but this is just my idea...

You see these "special" markings everywhere on Japanese razors and -stones, it is just the same as the present time,
where everything is "amazing", and "the best", "most incredible", "super", and so on...

Just received this in the mail, do you mind translating for me?



Of course, I can always get get a vertical orientation on the pics I want horizontal, then the one time I want it to be vertical....

Originally Posted by jfk742

Just received this in the mail, do you mind translating for me?



Of course, I can always get get a vertical orientation on the pics I want horizontal, then the one time I want it to be vertical....

That is a "Hōken"
宝剣 = Hōken = “treasured sword”
(= a trademark of: “Toyo Koken Co. Ltd”)

Regards,

Thanks a lot for this wonderful tread, would love to get a hand with this kanji.. Tried to do my homework as usual and figure it out by myself and using Fikira's blog, but I'm lost:












Thanks a lot!!!

Hi there!

On my page with kanji, search for Yamamasa, this in one 😉

Ahá!!! Thanks a lot brother!! You are like a kaji enciclopedia