Thread: Any Ideas?

The bottom (箱) says: box, bin, case, chest etc

The middle (刀) says: knife, swoard etc

I cant work out the top word, you will need JimR for that last (top) one but i got you most the way there

So you have: something?? knife box

Originally Posted by regularjoe

Well if nothing comes of it in a couple days, then let me know through your post here, and I'll PM him for you. I can do it, I just can't explain how so well. lol.

I appreciate your help...I think you sell yourself short too...the instructions you gave were fine...I managed to PM JimR but as of yet, no response...

I have just worked out the last one

The top (剃) says: shave

So it says: (剃刀箱) shave knife box. Fairly obvious lol

Originally Posted by Brighty83

I have just worked out the last one

The top (剃) says: shave

So it says: (剃刀箱) shave knife box. Fairly obvious lol

lol...yeah...pretty close to what I thought too......thanks...and as far as any manfacturer, I haven't been able to find anything that might help clear that up but I'll look again...thanks for your help @Brighty83

The box, as the man said, says "Razor box" or, if you want the Japanese Pronunciation, "Kamisoribako."
The razors are unstamped and poorley formed--I'd reckon they are sheaply mass-produced razors, probably from wartime?

I'm more interested in the space at the bottom. Is that a stone? Did you stumble on a barber's box with the STONE included?

Originally Posted by JimR

The box, as the man said, says "Razor box" or, if you want the Japanese Pronunciation, "Kamisoribako."
The razors are unstamped and poorley formed--I'd reckon they are sheaply mass-produced razors, probably from wartime?

I'm more interested in the space at the bottom. Is that a stone? Did you stumble on a barber's box with the STONE included?

@JimR...thanks for the reply...you're probably on the right track with the razors...I've seen others (from this site and on the web) that look to be formed/welded and ground down to the final shape with both the shiny metal and the black metal...I've actually been considering getting one but at this time they're a bit steep in price for my bank acount..anyhoo...these indeed look to be made from a single piece that has been stamped out of stainless maybe...can't tell for sure though...the previous owner(s) put a bevel on the flat side too so I'm having a bit of difficulty getting them sharp but...the "hollowed" side is more of an angle than a round "hollow" as is normally the case...I'll take some close ups if it'll help you to help me...that space in the bottom IS for a stone as reflected in the pictures that is two sided (tannish hue and a grayish hue respectively) so I guess that it's different grits or whatnot...hard to tell by rubbing them with my fingertips...that stone did indeed come with the set as did the smaller, glossy black stone that fits in the compartment on the top next to the razors on the right...

thanks to all who helped shed some light on this...I've meant to take some pictures of the razors but we're having connectivity issues out here...typical...as soon as things are resolved I'll get them out and we'll conclude this epsicode of "Japanese Razor Mystery 2012"...lol